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Travel + Leisure reports that TSA officers shared unusual airport security encounters during an interview for its Travel, Unfiltered YouTube series. One officer described a passenger carrying a microwave oven with a raw turkey or chicken inside, while another recalled a traveler removing a tooth before the body scanner; an officer searched 20 bins to locate it. Other accounts involved a loose cat and a miniature horse. The segment also covers what officers call the biggest misconception about their job.

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00:00TSA officers say they have seen far stranger things than forgotten keys.
00:04One officer remembers a passenger bringing a microwave oven with a raw turkey or chicken inside.
00:10Another passenger pulled out a tooth before stepping through the body scanner.
00:13He came back about 20 minutes later, and an officer searched 20 bins to find it.
00:19One officer once helped chase down a loose cat that bolted through the checkpoint.
00:23Another saw a passenger arrive with a miniature horse.
00:26It went through the metal detector like any other animal.
00:29A quick hand swab later, it was on its way.
00:32Officers also say they have seen dogs that look like wolves, monkeys, parakeets, and snakes.
00:37One officer says the biggest misconception is that staff come to work to be mean.
00:42Another says small talk with officers is welcome and helps with the job.
00:47Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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