From Sheets of Cash to a Rattlesnake: The Weirdest Items Found in Luggage in 2024

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About two million pieces of luggage are lost or delayed by airlines each year. While that might sound like a lot (especially if you've ever been one of the unlucky ones), it actually represents just 0.6% of all checked bags, so the odds of your luggage arriving safely are still very much in your favor.

Still, one traveler’s loss can be another person’s gain. Many unclaimed bags eventually end up at a store in Alabama called the Unclaimed Baggage Center—the only place in the U.S. authorized to open and sell the contents of lost luggage.

Here are some of the weirdest things found in lost luggage last year.

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