<h5>A sparkling diamond found!</h5><p>Have you ever seen a diamond? Maybe you've noticed a tiny one in your mom’s ring. But in Botswana, they found a diamond as big as a cricket ball! This shiny rock is super special because it’s one of the biggest diamonds ever discovered.</p><p>The diamond was found in a mine called Karowe, owned by Lucara Diamond. Imagine digging in the sand and finding the biggest, shiniest stone ever! That’s what happened in Botswana, a country in Africa.</p><p>Lucara Diamond used a special X-ray machine to find this huge diamond. It’s like a magic machine that sees through rocks and spots shiny diamonds inside without breaking them, keeping them safe and sound!</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/the-mega-diamond-discovery-in-botswana%2FDiamond.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=82d7b78f-09ad-456f-8e86-b4856da13104" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>Botswana president's reaction after seeing the diamond. Video by Historic Vids.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>How big is it?</h5><p>This diamond is 2,492 carats, making it the second-largest diamond ever! That’s a big number, meaning this diamond is one of the biggest in the world.</p><p>The only diamond bigger than this was found in 1905 in South Africa. It was the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, which was cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels.</p><h5>What happens next?</h5><p>Now that they’ve found this giant diamond, experts will clean it up and determine its worth. It’s so valuable that it could buy a whole lot of toys and sweets!</p>

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