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	Largest Pearl in the World

tommykim

11-12-2007 10:47 AM

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ancient, collections

tommykim says:

The pearl was extracted from a giant clam off the coast of Palawan, Philippines on May 7, 1934 by a Muslim Filipino diver.

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11-12-2007 12:12 PM

michaelll

Looks like a marshmallow gone wrong, what on earth would anyone do with it anyway??

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