How much does the world's largest pearl weigh? Detailed answer

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How much does the world's largest pearl weigh?

The largest pearl, called the "Pearl of Allah", was found in 1934 off the coast of the Philippines inside a giant shell of a tridacna. Her weight is 6,5 kilograms.

This giant pearl has no jewelry value, it is interesting only as a play of nature.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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Did children have toys in ancient times?

What do toys mean to us? Are they just items to play with, such as two pieces of wood or a piece of cloth? Of course, sometimes you can play with them and use them as toys, but by the word "toy" we mean something more.

A toy is an object that pleases a child, copying the actions of adults. A machine gun, a car or a wagon, a doll or a small house are toys. Also balls and spinning tops. But children from ancient times loved to imitate adults, so we can conclude that toys have always existed, from the first years of the appearance of mankind.

Archaeologists have unearthed toys such as bells, rattles, tiny pots, animal figurines made of clay, bronze and lead in the ruins of ancient cities. Among the excavations of the ancient Persian city, they discovered a lion standing on wheels. At the base of the toy, they found a hole for a rope to pull a lion by, just like in the toys of our days. And this lion is 3000 years old. Among the ruins of Ancient Egypt were found balls, tops, dolls. We know that the children of the Greeks and Romans played with rattles and wagons. In Cyprus, toy wine carts were discovered that children played with, just like you play with cars now.

In the Middle Ages, children played with clay horses, armed knights, bows and arrows. During the Renaissance, toys were often made by skilled craftsmen. They were smaller copies of weapons or household items of the time. One of the reasons why we cannot find earlier toys is that they were usually made of wood. The tree quickly collapses in the ground, so the toys of the most ancient times have not reached us.

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