Diamonds are truly fascinating! They’re the hardest natural substance on Earth, scoring a perfect 10 on the Mohs hardness scale, made entirely of carbon atoms arranged in a super-strong cubic crystal structure. en.wikipedia.orgyoutube.com Most natural diamonds formed 1 to 3 billion years ago deep in the Earth’s mantle under extreme heat and pressure, making them…
The Mausoleum The word itself feels heavy in the mouth, like a stone dropped into still water: mausoleum. It comes from a single building, the original one, built around 353 BCE in Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap of the Persian Empire. His grieving widow-sister Artemisia II spared no expense. Greek architects Satyros…
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