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Why Do We Put Diamonds on Engagement Rings?

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Jun 29, 202611:55Science & Medicine

The tradition of putting diamonds on engagement rings is less than a century old, but some 80% of engagement rings in the U.S. now bear them. Learn how a cartel and an ad campaign created such a pervasive demand for diam...

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Why Do We Put Diamonds on Engagement Rings? is an episode from BrainStuff by iHeartPodcasts. The tradition of putting diamonds on engagement rings is less than a century old, but some 80% of engagement rings in the U.S. now bear them. Learn...

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Published Jun 29, 2026, 11:55 long, audio available.

Why Do We Put Diamonds on Engagement Rings?

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