The Pearl of Lao Tzu (also referred to as Pearl of Lao Tze and previously as Pearl of Allah) used to be the largest known pearl. The pearl was found in the Palawan sea, which surrounds the island of Palawan in the Philippines, and was found by a Filipino diver, it is not considered a gemstone pearl, but is instead known as a clam pearl or Tridacna pearl from a giant clam. It measures 24 centimeters in diameter (9.45 inches) and weighs 6.4 kilograms (14.2 lb).
In 1994, Columbia Pictures and writer/director Luc Besson brought a hitman romance to America. It starred the noted French actor Jean Reno and a young upstart: 12-year-old Natalie Portman, who was making her film debut. The movie was called LÃ©on in France, but it would be renamed The Professional for American audiences and marketed as a pure action thriller.
Jennifer Garner met up with her former Alias costar and on-screen father, Victor Garber, in NYC on Monday -- and got a little emotional from their happy reunion. More than six years after their hit ABC show ended, the 40-year-old actress shed some tears while sharing an embrace with Garber, 63.