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The Curse of the Kasai Diamond: A Belgian Colonial Fraud
In 1907, a Belgian mining engineer named Édouard De Bauw claimed to have discovered a colossal diamond in the Kasai region of the Congo Free State — a gem he said weighed over 45 carats and was worth a fortune. The discovery made headlines across Europe, sparking a rush of investors and a flurry of claims. But was it real? In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the strange story of the Kasai diamond, the Belgian colonial press's role in hyping the find, and the eventual unraveling that exposed a fraud — a tale of greed, speculation, and the shadowy economics of King Leopold's…
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