You did not know this: 11 interesting facts about diamonds

It is difficult to find a woman on Earth who would not have dreamed of jewelry with diamonds. But do we all know about these precious stones?

"Artificial" popularity of diamonds

Very often, diamonds are called "best friends of girls." However, this was not always the case. For example, in Western European countries and America, the wedding rings that adorned such a precious stone were not particularly popular.

Everything changed in the 40s of the last century, when a huge advertising campaign for diamonds was held. As a result, demand for precious stones has skyrocketed and continues to be high to the present day.

Interesting facts about diamonds

The first diamonds were found in Brazil and India.

The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that diamonds are fragments of falling stars or precious tears shed by the gods.

Precious stones were formed naturally in billions of years ago under the influence of high pressures and temperatures.

Diamond got its name from the Greek word "Adam" - "invincible." This name was given to him not by accident - because of the high melting point and high resistance to physical and chemical influences, diamond is considered to be the strongest substance on Earth.

The only thing that can scratch a diamond is another same precious stone.

Diamond is considered the purest precious stone, because it is 100% carbon. Other minerals have a more complex chemical composition.

Diamonds appeared on the surface of the Earth several hundred million years ago as a result of the eruption of a large number of volcanoes.

Sad is the fact that the diamond on the planet is getting smaller. Over the past 20 years, no place has been found with large deposits of precious stones.

All children of Botswana receive free education up to the age of 13 years. This was made possible by the state's revenues from the sale of diamonds.

From the extraction of precious stones, the local wild nature is practically not affected.

The diamond "Cullinan", found in South Africa, is considered the largest on the planet. Its weight exceeds 3 thousand carats.