Saone, France, delivered good news to a homeowner on Nov. 5, CBS News reported: He can keep the $800,000 worth of gold bars and coins he unearthed while digging for a swimming pool in his backyard.

On November 8, drivers on the Marechal Rondon Highway near São Paulo, Brazil, discovered an anaconda on the asphalt. One brave man stepped in and pulled the 18-foot-long giant off the road.