As surprises go, it was a particularly sparkling one for Kim Stead as she bit into a biscuit - and a DIAMOND fell out.

Mrs Stead, 49, found the gemstone after sinking her teeth into a McVitie's digestive biscuit. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The stone found was twice the weight of the previous record-holder, the Cullinan Diamond, which weighed about 3,106 carats. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Kōh-i Nūr ( "Mountain of Light"; also spelled Kohinoor, Koh-e Noor or Koh-i-Nur)
is a 105 carat (21.6 g) diamond that was once the largest known diamond in the world. picked by zlovelj 11 months ago

When Sooty the cat passed away his doting owner consoled herself by having him turned into a unique black diamond picked by kamaloo 5 months ago

Take a look at biggest open diamond mine in the world. Mirny, Russia, East Siberia.
525 m deep, 1200 meters in diameter. picked by Mystic 2 years ago

According to Jeffrey Levin, owner of Firenze Jewels and chairman of the 47th Street Business Improvement District, many brokers and dealers left the diamond business entirely and went into real estate. Looking closer, it's clear something more sinister has taken its place. picked by nyinquirer 2 years ago

A $25,000 diamond was found stuck in a shower drain at the prison housing the man accused of stealing it two years ago. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Diamond was previously the stiffest material known. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Two decades after the "bubble economy", when the ostentatiously wealthy sprinkled gold on food and drank pink Dom Perignon champagne by the magnum, the glass is filling again in Japan with a Martini on rare ice. The "diamond-tini", a cocktail with a hint of lime and chilled Belvedere vodka over a 1.06-carat stone, is topping the Ritz-Carlton beverage menu at a cool 1.8 million ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Wisconsin man visiting a state park took home the ultimate souvenir: a 5.47-carat canary diamond. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

A taxi driver returned a black bag carrying 31 diamond rings to a passenger who earlier had given him a 30-cent tip on an $11 ride. This cabbie deserves a big karma boost! picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

The newest items on bridal gift registries in Britain are diamond encrusted cutlery sets and pots ranging from $200,000 to $400,000. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

10 billion, trillion, trillion carats. Kobe Bryant's wife says "I want that." picked by misterc 2 years ago

Oh. My. God. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Here's the (expected) follow-up to an earlier post about this allegedly largest diamond ever found. picked by rambler 1 year ago

Tiny slivers of diamond forged on an infant Earth may contain the earliest traces of life, a study has shown.

Analysis of the crystals showed they contain a form of carbon often associated with plants and bacteria. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Guests at the party, which was due to be held at The Ritz this weekend, would have been served champagne from crystal-studded bottles and dined off tablecloths covered with sparkling jewels picked by doggylives 7 months ago

"We were walking through the path and I just walked and saw this little shine. We wrapped it up in a little dollar bill and took it back and showed them." picked by punthe 1 year ago

Just unveiled at a lavish event in London, HTC—maker of the sleek Touch for Sprint—has a new touchscreen gem on its hands. picked by hmtksteve 5 months ago

Screech from "Saved By The Bell" does some "screeching" of his own... picked by famous58 2 years ago