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https://i1.wp.com/www.pearlsonly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edu_history.png?fit=305%2C190&ssl=1305190Natural pearls adorned the wealthy and powerful for not only centuries but thousands of years. Stories date back to the time of Alexander. In addition, the character for "pearls" appears for the first time in a Chinese dictionary written about 1000BC.