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One of the most famous diamonds in the world, the 45.54-carat blue diamond known as the Hope Diamond and kept in the Smithsonian Institution, almost certainly has its origins in the lost Blue Diamond that was part of the pre-revolutionary French crown jewels, according to a team of French scientists...

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French gem experts believe the Hope Diamond, a star exhibit in Washington's Smithsonian Institution, is a legendary gem once owned by King Louis XIV that was looted in the French Revolution. New evidence unearthed in France's National Museum of Natural History shows beyond reasonable doubt...