When oil is hot, lay wedges into pan and fry both sides until well-crisped and deep golden brown, 8-10 minutes total.

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Not quite as huge but with an equally mysterious history is the so-called Golden Maharaja, a pear-shaped diamond of fancy dark orange-brown color, weighing in at 65.57 carats.

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The small owl, with brown and white feathers and big golden eyes, had been confused with a similar-looking species for more than a century.

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