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The Weirdest Things Confiscated by the TSA

More than 2 million people pass through TSA checkpoints every day.

While most travelers are content to bring basic items like toiletries, headphones, and a neck pillow with them, others are compelled to bend the rules for reasons that make sense only to them. Here are some of the strangest things the Transportation Security Administration has had to confiscate at the airport.

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