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Originally Posted by lwcamp
Sort-of related. The Hope Diamond is said to be cursed. Its owners have supposedly met with great misfortune until it was given to the Smithsonian Museum. It is currently displayed for the public to see on the second floor of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D. C..
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The Koh-i-nor has a similar reputation - legend has it that no man may wear it without suffering disaster - it may only be safely worn by a god or a woman. Thus, although part of the British Crown Jewels, it is normally worn by the Queen Consort (that said, it has been worn by two Queens regnant as well...).