World’s Second-Largest Diamond—an Insane 2,492 Carats—Dug Up In Botswana

Botswana is now home to the world’s second-largest diamond. This week, the southern African nation’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi and Lucara Diamond Corporation’s CEO William Lamb announced that they’ve uncovered a diamond weighing 2,492 carats. The massive rock, weighing over 1 pound, eclipses the previous record for the largest diamond found in over a century. The […]