Man Finds Giant Chunk of Gold in Backyard, Immediately Regrets It After Googling Property Laws and Realizing the Government Gets First Dibs
AITA for digging up my own lawn, or is this just peak boomer logic? So this dude in California—because of course it's California—decides to check out a weird lump in his garden with a metal detector (yes, he bought one off Amazon Prime, don't judge). Lo and behold, he unearths a 10-pound gold nugget worth like $250K. He's already planning his Lambo and crypto retirement when he finds out the state might claim it under some "treasure trove" law from the 1800s. TL;DR: He posted pics on Reddit asking "Is this mine?" and the comments roasted him so hard he deleted his account. Now he's stuck with a shiny rock and a legal battle. Gold rush 2.0, everyone—where the only thing you strike is a court summons.