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Odd discoveries on planes are normally limited to discarded chewing gum lurking in a seat pocket or peanut crumbs in a seat. But not on this Australian flight, where a turtle fell from an overhead compartment and landed on a passenger. 

In a bizarre event, a Murray River short-necked turtle landed on the foot of passenger Patrick Kelly just after a domestic Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Hobart landed. Kelly was reaching for his baggage when he encountered the tiny turtle, according to ABC News.

"At first I thought it was a toy turtle sort of statue — and then it moved on my feet," he told the publication.  Read more...

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