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Man Digging Backyard Pool Finds $800,000 in Gold
Home renovations are usually a money sink. It’s not often that you end up profiting from one, let alone before it’s even truly begun. That’s what happened when a man in France started digging a hole that would one day become a swimming pool in his backyard. He literally struck gold, about $800,000 worth. CBS News reports (with contributions from Agence France-Presse) that the find happened back in May in the small town of Neuville-sur-Saône, near Lyon. The man reportedly hit something harder than dirt and unearthed five gold bars and a stash of coins, all neatly packed in plastic bags. Instead of sneaking off ... (full story)
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