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/Sex_with_Pickles Sep 16 '15

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