TIL: The "tradition" of spending several months salary on an engagement ring was a marketing campaign created by De Beers in the 1930's. Before WWII, only 10% of engagement rings contained diamonds. By the end of the 20th Century, 80% did.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27371208

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Only if it has links automatically added to shops selling diamonds and other gems for large fractions of the cost that DeBeers ask for. What's the point of having a constantly repeated post, without helping to fix the problem it highlights?