[Transfer] The curse of the heart of the deep sea!

In 1642 AD, the French explorer and jeweler Tavimir first obtained this huge gem diamond in southwestern India, weighing 112.5 carats, and it had an extremely rare deep blue color. Tavimir took the gem back to France and presented it to French King Louis XIV. The king granted him an official position and rewarded him with a large sum of money as the price of the gem. The legendary bad luck also began to befall those who came into contact with the gems. Tavimir's property was squandered by his unfilial son, leaving him penniless when he was 80 years old. He still had to go to India again, hoping to find new wealth. However, he was bitten to death by a wild dog there.
The next one was King Louis XIV of France. He polished this blue gem diamond into a diamond weighing 69.03 carats. Louis XIV only wore it once and soon died of smallpox. The French King Louis XV who succeeded to the throne became the new owner of diamonds. He swore not to wear the large dark blue diamond, but he lent it to his mistress. As a result, Louis XV's mistress was beheaded during the French Revolution. This large blue diamond was passed to King Louis XVI of France. His queen often wore this diamond. As a result, Louis XVI and his wife were both sent to the guillotine. Princess Lamberne, the girlfriend of Queen Louis XVI, subsequently became the owner of this blue diamond of bad luck. She was probably killed during the French Revolution because of wearing this unfortunate diamond.
This large blue diamond was stolen from the French treasury in 1792. The fate of the thief is unknown. We only know that it was rethought and the weight was reduced to 45.52 carats. It appeared on the jewelry market in London in 1830 and was immediately bought by banker Hope for a value of 18,000 pounds. From then on, the blue diamond was named "Hope" after its new owner. Since Hope in English means hope, the diamond is also called "Hope". The banker Hope never married. He passed the blue diamond to his grandson (on the condition that he change his surname to Hope). The new diamond owner later married an American actress named Yossi. Soon, Little Hope went bankrupt and Yossi divorced him. Yossi died in Boston, USA in 1940. She was destitute in her later years and often complained that the blue diamond "Hope" brought her bad luck that was difficult to get rid of. In 1906, Little Hope was forced to sell the blue diamond "Hope" to pay off debts. In the next two years, "Hope" was resold many times.
In 1908, the blue diamond "Hope" was bought by Sultan Hamid II of Türkiye for US$400,000. It is said that when the businessman who handled the deal was taking his wife and children out, their car rolled over the cliff and the whole family was killed. The blue diamond "Hope" was awarded to his confidant Zubid by the Sultan to wear in the Turkish court, but soon, Zubid was executed by the Sultan.
In 1911, McClain, the postal administrator in Washington, USA, purchased the blue diamond "Hope" for US$114,000. He gave it to his wife as a gift. Someone told Mrs. McClain that this was a diamond that would bring bad luck and talked about many historical legends. Mrs. McClain laughed it off. She often wears this diamond, and often wears it together with another famous diamond she owns - the 94.8-carat "Eastern Star" to show luxury and wealth. Maybe it's a coincidence! In the second year after Mrs. McClain received the blue diamond "Hope", her son died in a car accident, her husband Mr. McClain also died soon after, and her daughter died of an overdose of sleeping pills.
Mrs. McClain passed away in 1947. Winston, the famous American jeweler, bought all her jewelry in 1958 and became the new owner of the blue diamond "Hope". What happened next? Winston took this diamond of bad luck and flew across the Atlantic many times in different seasons. Of course, everything was safe, but he encountered an interesting thing.
Once, Winston and his wife went to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. When they returned to New York, his wife took a flight one day and Winston himself flew back to New York the next day. Mrs. Winston's plane took off on time and landed at Maria Airport in the Azores for refueling as required. Due to a minor engine failure, the plane was delayed for about three hours. While waiting for repairs, a male passenger suddenly refused to travel on this plane again and insisted on taking the next day's flight, so he got off the plane and left. Winston did not know this. On his way to Lisbon Airport the next day, he received a telegram from his wife saying that she had arrived in New York safely. Winston stuffed the phone into his pocket and immediately boarded the flight to New York. When the plane took off, he found that the seat next to him was empty. He was very happy because he could have a good sleep. When he woke up, the plane had arrived at the gas station Maria Airport in the Azores. While the plane was refueling, he got off the plane and went for a walk.
When he returned to the plane, he found that there was already a guest in the seat next to him, and this person was telling the passengers on the plane one of his "adventure stories." He said that he actually took a plane with the wife of the owner of the Bad Luck Diamond yesterday. Sure enough, the plane broke down at Maria Airport. He quickly escaped from the plane and asked to change to today's plane, etc. The passenger continued: "I am not superstitious, but why would I take the risk of flying on the same plane as the wife of the owner of the Bad Luck Diamond? I insisted on taking another plane. You see, I am safe and can be here." Conversation." Winston was listening, really dumbfounded. He thought, what would happen to this man if he knew that I was the owner of the blue diamond "Hope"? At this moment, the guest sitting next to him suddenly raised his voice and said: "It would be strange if the plane arrived safely yesterday." The well-bred Mr. Winston probably couldn't help it anymore. He took out the telegram from his wife and handed it to the excited passenger sitting next to him. Suddenly, he became quiet like a deflated ball. Until he reached his destination in New York, the passenger never spoke again.
alright! The superstition was finally shattered and the good luck came to an end. This beautiful blue diamond "Hope", which had gone through many ups and downs and suffered countless unjust injustices, found its suitable destination. Winston donated it as a gift to the nation, and it is now housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, USA. From then on, it was no longer a decoration to show off luxury and wealth, or to increase personal beauty, but became a specimen for scientific research.