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A fisherman found what might be the largest natural pearl ever discovered while out fishing. He put his extremely rare treasure under his bed for good luck for a decade. Then one day, a fire forced him to move it out of his wooden shack, and the world’s largest pearl was revealed to the world at last.More than 10 years ago, the fisherman stumbled upon a giant clam off the coast of Palawan Island, the Philippines. Inside was a monstrous pearl measuring 2.2 feet (67 cm) long and 1 foot (30 cm) wide and weighing around 75 pounds (approx. 34 kg).
