Without a doubt, one of the most spectacular gems in the entire world is the so-called Hope Diamond, a haunting blue stone weighing 45.52 carats. About the size of a walnut, the Hope is estimated to be worth a quarter of a billion dollars. Today, it sits on display in the Smithsonian Museum in WashingtonContinue reading “The Infamous Hope Diamond – Cursed or Coincidence?”
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Was Count Saint Germain a real life Dr. Who?
They called him “The Deathless One”, “The Immortal Count” and “The Man Who Would Not Die.” Those who knew him intimately swore he never aged.
‘Count’ Cagliostro, Europe’s Charlatan Extraordinaire
Most everyone has heard of Europe’s’ legendary lover Casanova, but how many of you have heard of his equally infamous counterpart, Cagliostro? Though not a famed womanizer, Cagliostro was nonetheless Casanova’s equal when it came to sheer audacity.