10 Diamond Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Get ready for us to blow your mind with ten diamond facts that many do not know of!

1.  The word diamond comes from the Greek word "adamas," meaning invincible or indestructible.
   
   
2.  The largest rough diamond (Cullinan) was discovered in 1905 weighing a whopping 3,106 carats!
   
   1. It was then cut into 105 diamonds of exceptional color and clarity. 
3.  Diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man. 
   1.  It is 58 times harder than the next hardest mineral on Earth (Corundum). The only substance that can scratch a diamond is another diamond. 
4.  Diamonds are made up of one element - carbon. 
   1.  Under immense heat and pressure below the earth's surface, carbon atoms bond in a unique way to create a beautiful, rare, diamond!
      
      
5.  Diamonds come in a variety of colors!
   1.  When thinking of diamonds, you usually picture colorless to a pale yellow, but they can also be pink, green, blue, orange, red, black, and brown. 
6.  The oldest diamond is around 3.3 billion years old!
   1.  Earth is estimated at around 4.5 billion years old. The oldest diamonds are believed to have been crystallized around 3.3 billion years ago.
      
      
7.  The first record of a man proposing to a woman with a diamond was in 1477. 
   1.  Archduke Maximilian of Austria gave a diamond to Mary of Burgundy. 
8.  Lab-grown diamonds started production in the 1950s. 
   1.  It seems like lab-grown diamonds are new, but they have been around for many years. General Electric funded the process, and the resulting diamonds were smaller than 0.1 carats and their unpolished form was used for industrial purposes. Now you can get lab-grown diamonds in any size and shape! If you have more questions about what a lab-grown diamond exactly is, click here.
      
      
9.  80% of the world's diamonds are not suitable for jewelry. 
   1.  These are used for industrial purposes, such as cutting and grinding extremely hard materials like lasers. 
10.  In the Middle Ages, diamonds were believed to cure various illnesses. 
    1.  They were thought to cure ailments as serious as mental illness and as mundane as fatigue. The next time you are feeling lethargic tell your significant other to bring you some diamonds to feel better and watch their reaction!

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