Hello friends, today we will learn about some interesting facts of diamond in this article. We all know that diamonds are very valuable. The reason of why diamonds are very valuable because it takes many years to build.

There are some interesting facts about diamonds:

1. A diamond is a stone that is completely pure. Yes, diamonds are made entirely of carbon, with no mixture of any other substance.

2. Diamond is a very solid substance. It is very difficult to break and cut it. To cut one diamond, another diamond is required. 

3. The first diamond in the world was found in India but the largest diamond named Cullinan was found in South Africa in 1905. Which weighed 3106 carats. Mean it was about 1.33 pounds.

4. The word diamond comes from the ancient Greek word "adamus". This word means - Unbreakable and invisible material

5. A diamond needs at least 3 billion years to be made.

6. Both diamond and coal are made from carbon. But both have different crystal structure. You may have noticed that carbon is a little brighter.

7. In ancient times people wore diamonds to show their strength and courage.

8. Diamond was first discovered in India over 4,000 years ago.

9. Diamonds are buried about 100 miles below the Earth's surface. It comes to the surface due to volcanoes or any natural upheaval.

10. If the diamond is heated to a temperature of 763 degrees Celsius or above in the oven, it becomes complete carbon dioxide without burning and turning into ashes.

11. When the diamond passes through the process of polishing and cutting, it reduces its weight by about half.

12. Scientists have discovered in research that there are also stars in space whose core is made of diamond. The largest diamond in the solar system weighs is 2.27 thousand trillion tons.