Diamonds are 180 times stronger than emeralds- The Queen was the first British monarch to celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary
- To day all children in Botswana have access to free education because of diamond revenue.
- Approximately 65% of diamonds come from African countries.
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The number of conflict diamonds have decreased from 4% to less than 1% since the Kimberley process which started in 2003. - Fewer than 1000 rough diamonds weighting less than 100 carats have ever been found.
- The first ever reference to diamonds is found in the bible, when it mentions a diamond mounted on a priests breastplate.
- Diamonds are one of the hardest natural substances on earth. But if heated at a very high temperature in an oven (approximately 763 degrees Celsius) The diamond will disintegrate and vanish leaving only a trace of carbon diamond.
- Aproximatly 1 million people are employed by the diamond industry in India.
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