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TIL that a book published in 1981 titled "The Secret: A Treasure Hunt" associates 12 riddles and 12 pictures to 12 real locations in the USA, where a ceramic bin buried in the ground houses a ~1000$ gem. Only 2 of them have been found to this day.

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