What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.

An curved arrow pointing right. At Pearl Factory, customers can handpick their very own oyster. Once they've opened the oyster, they can create jewelry with their pearl. More from Entertainment At ...

Getty A couple who found a pearl inside a clam while on a date years ... “I am surprised every single time somebody says, ‘I know about this ring,’ ” Sikorski said.

Mother-of-pearl, the iridescent coating inside oyster shells, once formed the foundation ... Then, toward the end of the last century, the single event that forever reshaped the pearl trade ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a ... into a mollusc to promote the production of mother-of-pearl. Nacre can form naturally around almost any irritant that gets inside the ...