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That's a surprise: a diamond falls out of a cracker

Up close photo of some wheat crackers.Well here's something that doesn't happen every day. A British woman, Kim Stead, bit into a cracker (called biscuits in England), and a diamond fell out. Of course she was really excited about it at first, but quickly came to the conclusion that it probably wasn't worth that much.

The diamond was pretty small and had probably fallen out of a jewelry setting. She did notify the cracker company, McVitie, who at first suggested that it might be crystallized sugar. Once Mrs. Stead assured them it was a diamond, McVitie sent a package for her to return to them so they could start an investigation.

No word on if Mrs. Stead has returned the diamond yet or any results. What would you do if you found something like that in your food?

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emkay

3-11-2008 @1:16PM emkay said... It's not a cracker - 'biscuits' are cookies. And McVities are delicious! And you can tell that they are a classy cookie - they come with a free diamond! Come on, Keebler - get your act together. I want an emerald in my next pakage of Grasshoppers!
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Erin

3-11-2008 @2:57PM Erin said... 'Biscuit' refers to what we'd call cookies AND what we'd call crackers here, depending on if it's sweet or savory. The 'crystallized sugar' in your paraphrase makes it sound like this was the cookie version. The blog Separated by a Common Language has a good description of the name variations for all kinds of baked goods here: http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2006/07/baked-goods.html.
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Ed

3-12-2008 @8:03PM Ed said... I actually found a diamond in a prison gym about 3 years ago when I worked as an officer. I turned it in.
Leave it to me to find a diamond in a place like that. LOL
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Jupiter

3-12-2008 @8:27PM Jupiter said... More on the biscuit/cookie thing ~ McVitties are certainly what we'd call a cookie. I can see how at first sight (in that photo, anyway) one would consider it a cracker, but it most certainly a proper cookie: heartier, but sweet, and certainly not savory. Some of them even have chocolate on the back. Yum! If you've never tried them, please consider it!
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SANDRA

3-12-2008 @10:04PM SANDRA said... MUCH TO MY DISMAY, I LOST A ONE CARAT DIAMOND OUT OF AN ANTIQUE SETTING THIS PAST SUMMER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS VERY DISTRESSED. I WONDER WHERE OR WHEN IT WILL TURN UP, OR, IF IT WILL TURN UP? I HOPE THAT, IF IT DOES, IT WILL MAKE THE NEXT PERSON AS HAPPY AS IT MADE ME...
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eve

3-13-2008 @3:13PM eve said... What a cracker! A few years ago I found almost $7000.00
and turned it in. Did I get a reward? Not even a thank you..but if I had to do it again, I would.
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amy

3-12-2008 @9:08PM amy said... Talk about a surprise in cracker jacks that,d be nice, And yeah ditto Sarah: don,t vote for Obama!
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Theresa

3-12-2008 @9:28PM Theresa said... She should keep the diamond....and I AM voting for Obama.
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Toonces

3-24-2008 @11:55PM Toonces said... Beats a rat hair....lol!
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Clarine

3-12-2008 @9:25PM Clarine said... This is about a diamond that was found.How did Sen Obama's name get in here?Sarah & Amy I say VOTE FOR OBAMA.
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Val Green

3-12-2008 @9:39PM Val Green said... How do you know its going to get to the proper owner, chances are they had insurance on the jewerly, and it has or will be replaced. Oh by the way, Go Obama, I am one of your number one supporter. You will get my vote.
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flrchld

3-12-2008 @9:36PM flrchld said... If I found a diamond in a cracker I was eating, I'd keep it, and do whatever I wanted with it. How is the company going to determine where that diamond came from?? I can't see a big corporation wasting alot of valuable resources to find the owner of the diamond. They are out to make money for their greedy selves, not, in the way a big corporation would look at it, as determining what negligent employee had such a cheap ring as to loose a diamond in cracker batter. Finally, I bought the crackers, I bought the diamond in the box. Therefore, the diamond has a new owner.
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Mike

3-12-2008 @10:06PM Mike said... Diamonds?? in crackers??? dang! I was just getting use to finding pearls in oysters! hmmmm, I wonder if I might find Gold in my lasagne next? perhaps a tigers eye in a McDonalds fish sandwich, I know, how about an opal in a Chocolate...mmmmmmmm
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Berker

3-12-2008 @9:50PM Berker said... The biscits sound pretty good. When Obama is president he is going to drop bombs in Iraq. Then Iran is going to give nuclaer bombs to Iraq which they will use for payback. Finaly wee die or get parilized. Obama is HELL to America!!!
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Rita

3-12-2008 @9:45PM Rita said... I like to have those cookies! Now vote for a cracker not a Obama!
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mslinky

3-12-2008 @9:56PM mslinky said... keep the diamond you bought it!
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claire

3-12-2008 @9:57PM claire said... is no one else thinking about the fact that a diamond was found in the cracker? its kinda gross if you really think about it. it means either someone wasnt wearing gloves when they were made or was breaking the rules by wearing earings or even nastier a nose ring? really people lets think about how nasty and germy that diamond was and someone ate it, well ate what it was in. i would be a little worried about the product and their cleanliness after that one. i mean it came off some sort of jewerly piece, just take your pick as to which part of the body it was on to begin with.
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keebler elf

3-12-2008 @10:07PM keebler elf said... hey i dropped my glass eye last month on the production line at the factory. if anybody finds it please let me know. i can only ice one side of the cookies now. reward.
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Dordo

3-12-2008 @10:10PM Dordo said... Pfft- keep the diamond. You shouldn't wear jewelry when you're working with food anyway. All the candidates suck- stop talking about them.
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Sarah

3-12-2008 @10:26PM Sarah said... Keep the diamond. DON'T vote for Obama! Our country will really be in a mess then! These people always make promises, but they rarely ever make those promises happen. Hillary is really the only one running that has any white house experience. She was probably the one running our country when Bill was President because he was too busy being a jerk and having affair after affair! Not much of a man in my opinion because my now ex did the same thing to me!
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