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Pilots aboard an American Airlines flight traveling from Tokyo to Dallas heard unusual noises coming from the wires above the cockpit. According to John Hotard, AA's spokesman, "You do not want a varmint up in the wiring areas and what-have-you on an airplane. You don't want anything up there." Unsure what kind of varmint might be up in the what-have-you, the pilots decided to stop in Honolulu to investigate. READ MORE. Image courtesy of Flickr user mandj98, licensed under Creative Commons. 11/02/08

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