Hungover seafood lover finds rare pearl in his oyster

[Jazzy]

A seafood lover who bought an oyster to cure his hangover beat odds of a million-to-one after finding a pearl inside.



James Humphries, 34, bought two fresh oysters from his local fishmongers to help ease a headache caused by too much beer the night before.



But he got more than he bargained for after tucking into one of the shellfish and felt a ''lump'' in his mouth.



Mr Humphries, a warehouse manager from Newquay, Cornwall, thought he'd lost a filling but spat out a perfectly round pearl.



Experts say the find is very rare as natural pearls are normally found in pearl oysters - not pacific oysters that James had bought.



The fishmonger who sold it to him said his family business had never seen a pearl in a Pacific oyster in 80 years of trading.

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I guess it sometimes pays to have a hangover.

 

[Evil Eye]

Lucky man..

I guess it sometimes pays to have a hangover.

Wouldn't count on that being a good strategy to find pearls, though

 

[Jazzy]

I tried a raw oyster once and it was like eating snot. Not likely, I'll never find a pearl in one unless someone else does and spits it out!