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monchota t1_j2oqiq8 wrote

Reply to comment by Rubberfootman in TIL The largest diamond ever found was the Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905. It weighed 3,106.75 carats (over 1.2 pounds) and was cut into nine separate stones, including the Great Star of Africa, which is the largest clear-cut diamond in the world at 530.2 carats. by mic3ttaa

A miner did find it, all big finds were given to the manager. Thus he was rhe public face and discovered it.

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Rubberfootman t1_j2ou4q8 wrote

Well, South Africa, 1905, there’s no way a black man would be getting the credit.

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proze_za t1_j2p2teb wrote

Tbf, anywhere in 1905.

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