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.

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    2 months ago

    I doubt the poor person in question was running a high-tech X-ray diamond finder.

    I wonder what percentage of people at least skim the story before forming an opinion.

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      2 months ago

      X-ray diamond finder

      *rolls eyes* This is real life, not Minecraft!