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Tanzanite (Entry 1277.IS5411)

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In which a consortium of gemologists tries to persuade vacationers of the hottest new thing in jewelry, which Ken considers to be the Sammy Hagar of birthstones. Certificate #48596.

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We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:21.0

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this

0:25.5

monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

0:28.8

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

0:35.0

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

0:41.0

this is our legacy to you. This is our time capsule. This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 1277 dot I S 5411 certificate number 48 855696.

1:24.0

Tanzanite.

1:26.0

No doubt there's a rare beauty in your life.

1:30.0

Today you can indulge her with a gemstone a thousand times rarer than diamonds at an incredible price.

1:36.0

I'm assuming that you bought your wife a wedding ring.

1:39.0

I did what... Is it a family thing? Was it a family stone no we went and and bought an

1:46.4

engagement ring and then a wedding band to diamond the engagement ring is a

1:51.0

diamond yes and what was the process like of buying a diamond?

1:55.4

Like how educated did you put yourself?

1:58.0

Did you make yourself?

1:58.8

I didn't.

2:00.0

And it was a little...

2:01.0

Just go to the place in the mall.

2:02.4

Unpleasant. We ended up at some we looked at some different

2:06.0

jewelers and we ended up

2:09.3

Mindy had a very specific custom setting that she liked and wanted.

2:14.0

Of course.

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