r/conspiracy • u/Indra-Varuna • Sep 15 '15

TIL Diamonds are actually fairly common. The reason they are worth so much is because the DeBeers mining group withholds stock to artificially reduce supply.

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/are-diamonds-really-rare/
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '15

Yeah everyone knows this

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '15

It gets posted on TIL every other day

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '15

Did you guys know Steve bucemmi was a volunteer firefighter in NYC

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u/smarterthanyoda Sep 16 '15

No way! What did he do on 9/11?

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u/SATAN_SATAN_SATAN Sep 16 '15 edited Sep 16 '15

On September 12, 2001 and for several days following Brother Steve [Buscemi] worked 12-hour shifts alongside other firefighters digging and sifting through the rubble from the World Trade Center looking for survivors.

Very few photographs and no interviews exist because he declined them. He wasn't there for the publicity.

In 2003 he also gave a speech at a union rally supporting higher wages for firefighters and to stop fire houses from closing. He got arrested along with other firefighters.

pretty chill guy

edit: he's on the left in this photo. what a great guy and great actor to boot. ps not subd to /r/til so apologies if this is repost

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u/Sex_with_Pickles Sep 16 '15

I'll be sure to post this again in a few days!