10 Facts about the most effective Girl’s Good friend, Diamond jewelry.

This post is fully about the most popular gemstone, the symbol for steadfast love, for the rich and famous. Below you will find 20 cool facts about diamonds.

1. A moon-sized diamond was found in space, and it has been dubbed “Lucy” in reference to the Beatles’ song, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”.

10 billion trillion trillion carats – can you imagine that?? Its weight – 5 million trillion trillion pounds…

2. Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.

Just as the India’s production of diamonds was dwindling, the gemstone was found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

3. Scientists from Mexico have admitted that they can turn tequila into diamonds.

However it’s still rather diffucult to obtain enough tequila-based diamonds for a single ring.

4. Diamonds are not rare. They are only expensive because of controlled releases by the industry.

They are even abundant outside our planet, a collapsing star may create giant diamond crystals.

5. Real diamonds do not show up on an X-ray.

A real dimond may be distinguished from a fake one by means of an X-ray.

6. Scientists were recently able to create artificial diamonds from a dead pets ashes.

They call it a LifeGem – it is a high-quality memorial diamond made from the carbon of your loved pet.

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7. Real diamonds can be made from peanut butter!

However the creation requires a sophisticated scientific equipment (intense pressure and very high temperature), so do not rush to a market for the popular American snack just yet…

8. It literally rains diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn.

If you start planning your space trip, imagine how painful it might be!

9. Diamonds and coal are both made from the same element: carbon.

They have different crystal structures but you’ve probably noticed that carbon may look rather “sparkly”.

10. There are enough diamonds in existence to give everyone on the planet a cupful.

But as far as the industry is under the strict control justice cannot be served.