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News of the Weird—August 26, 2026
There's Gold in Them Thar Walls
There’s Gold in Them Thar Walls Construction workers in Belgium struck gold while working on a new sewer line in an old building—literally $10.4 million worth of gold, BBC reported on Aug. 14. Workers removed part of the cellar wall and discovered a wealth of gold coins and bars, which they initially mistook for euros.
They called the police, who recorded the haul and moved the gold to a secure federal vault. The building was once a brewery but is now owned by a welfare organization. Belgian law dictates that the gold’s rightful owner has five years to claim it.
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