A Phoenixville, PA man was on vacation, enjoying a meal with his family at Salt Air Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE when he came across a surprise in an order of clams: a purple pearl! "It was the ...

A Pennsylvania man made quite the discovery inside a clam served to him at a Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, restaurant: a purple pearl. Scott Overland of Phoenixville said he was dining with his wife and ...

Scott Overland says he thought "a bead or piece of candy" was inside one of the clams he was served at a Delaware restaurant. Instead, it was a rare purple pearl. (Photo: Scott Overland) Scott ...

Inside an oyster, a tiny particle slips in and settles where it does not belong. It might be a parasite, a rough fragment, or debris carried by water. The oyster cannot force it out and cannot escape ...

REHOBOTH, Del. — A Pennsylvania man on vacation got far more than a meal when he ordered clams at a restaurant, finding a rare purple pearl inside his appetizer. Scott Overland was eating a $14 ...