Travelers use the automated screening lanes funded by American Airlines and installed by the Transportation Security Administration at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida.
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Going through airport security this year? Double check that grey bin to make sure you’re hanging onto your things.
Each month, Transportation Security Administration collects and catalogs 90,000 to 100,000 items that are inadvertently left behind at airport checkpoints by harried and distracted travelers.
Those items range from scarves and sunglasses to laptops, smartphones and some odd “How did they forget THAT?” items, such as bowling balls, violins, gold teeth and urns and boxes…
Source cnbc.com