Pirates and the loot they plundered have long fascinated us. Stories like "Treasure Island" and movies like "Pirates of the ...

The discovery was made less than 12 hours after an unidentified group released a pirate-style map of a "chest worth over $10,000," which could be located using mysterious clues about San Francisco.

On Reddit, organizers shared a photo of a treasure map and an elaborate set of clues that those looking to participate in the hunt would follow, writing alongside the puzzle: “We always figured ...