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Old 09-07-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Ashley
Kokichi Mikimoto, who ate two pearls every day of his 96-year life, is the man who refined the culturing process and wouldn’t take “No” as an answer to the idea of cultured pearls until they were accepted by the finest jewelers around the world.

Well that's interesting.... I wonder where he got that piece of info?
That quote is true for the most part. I thought he only ate one per day, but I could be wrong. It may have been two. Of course swallowing whole pearls the way he did does not have any real benefit.
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