The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana. The country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday.

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday.

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It’s the biggest diamond found since 1905.

  • ayyyEnglish
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    4 months ago

    It’s intentional to sow confusion. That way you just defer to the nice, good-looking sales person at your local jewelry store to tell you what is valuable and don’t question the cartel pricing and artificial scarcity.