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.
Tea Leoni stars in the new CBS drama Madam Secretary, where she plays a former CIA analyst who is appointed as secretary of state. Leoni joins ... According to People magazine, the 58-year-old actress is dating her Madam Secretary co-star and on-screen husband, Tim Daly, who is 58. They've been together since the summer. Leoni was first spotted with Daly in July, at a performance of the play Red in Vermont. They were already filming Madam Secretary at the time. Leoni, who plays the secretary of state and star of the show, divorced her husband of 17 years, David Duchovny, in August. Daly divorced his ex-wife of 26 years, Amy Van Nostrand, back in 2010.