This Family Heirloom Was Said To Be Worthless, Until They Got A Second Opinion

An Ordinary Style

John was able to easily determine that this was a very simplistic style of brooch. The stone was cushion-shaped and it was most likely still in the original box. The woman had taken the piece to her local jeweler hoping for a history lesson but never had any luck…

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • The world's most toxic mineral is cinnabar.
Next Page →