The Golden Owl has been found
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The world’s longest treasure hunt appears to have come to an end, after an announcement in France that a buried statuette of a golden owl has finally been unearthed - after 31 years.
“We confirm that the replica of the golden owl was dug up last night, and that simultaneously a solution has been sent on the online verification system,” reads a post published on Thursday morning on the hunt’s official chatline.
“It is therefore now pointless travelling to dig at any place you believe the cache might be situated.”
The message was posted by Michel Becker, who illustrated the original Chouette d’Or (golden owl) book and sculpted the buried statuette in 1993.
No further information about the site or the finder was available and Mr Becker was not contactable by telephone.
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in the search, which has spawned a huge secondary literature in books, pamphlets and Internet sites.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglkr4p578o
Where have I been for the last 31 years? Until today I hadn't ever heard about a golden owl...
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Well, if the Golden Owl is gone, there is always the Maltese Falcon ...
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