·         The name Diamond comes from the Greek word “Adamas”.
·         It takes 250 tons of Earth to obtain a 1.00 Ct Diamond!
·         Most diamonds found are at least 1 billion years old.
·         Around 80 % of the Diamonds mined are unsuitable for Jewellery purpose.
·         Diamonds were originally weighed against the Seed of a Carob Tree!
·         India is one of the original homes of diamond mines. Most of the diamond cutting before the Middle Ages was done in the nation of India.
·         Archduke Maximilian started the whole Diamond Engagement Ring tradition in 1477!
·         A lot of skin care products on the market today use Diamond Dust as an active ingredient.
·         It takes 1405 degrees of heat to burn a Diamond!
·         If you were to gather all the diamonds ever polished since the beginning of time, they would fill only one double-decker bus.