They’re in the monnaie.
Local officials in an “unremarkable” small town in France were shocked to discover that a wealthy Parisian had left them a fortune — completely without warning.
Roger Thiberville had never visited the Normandy burg of Thiberville, but when he died at 91 last year without an heir, he surprisingly chose to leave an estimated $10.2 million to the place — pop. 1,773 — that gave him his family last name, The Guardian reported.
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