How’s this for a treasure hunt? Deep in the heart of the deserts of Oman, scientists and prospectors are on the hunt for meteorites worth millions of dollars. It’s a hell of a job wandering through the desert in search of specific rocks amidst a sea of other rocks, but it really is that lucrative. There’s just one catch: the Omani government has made it illegal to remove said meteorites from the country, a law that a couple of Americans have already found the wrong side of.
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