A flight passenger shared frustrations about a surprising issue involving a checked bag — garnering plenty of comments from other users.   

Posting in the “r/delta” Reddit forum with the title, “My checked bag was rejected for being underweight,” the user wrote that large souvenirs from a trip would not fit in any of the person’s existing bags. 

So “I stuffed them into the secret duffel bag that I always bring for such contingencies and tried to check it,” the post said. 

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“Imagine my surprise when the agent said I couldn’t check my fluffy bag because it didn’t weigh enough,” read the post.

“Is this the bizarro luggage counter?” the user asked. 

“The agent said I should go ahead and take it as a third carry-on, but I didn’t want to get hassled by the gate agent,’” continued the post.

The person did not want to be forced to check a backpack at the gate and ended up finding a few “heavy things” from the carry-on to add more weight. 

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“Has this happened to anyone else?” asked the Reddit user. “What do you think is the reasoning behind this?”

Users took to the comments section to discuss whether they’d ever heard of a checked bag rejected for being “underweight” and speculated about possible reasons for the rejection.

“Is this the bizarro luggage counter?” the Reddit user asked in a viral post.  (iStock)

“Might have been too lightweight and flexible to make it through the sorting machines and various belts to get from the bag check conveyor to the plane,” suggested one user.

Another Redditor wrote, “Could easily be blown from the belt or from the cart.”

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Said another person, “I would’ve just checked my carry-on and taken souvenirs with me.”

Another user said, “Gate agents lately are super strict … Trying to get three obvious bags past them would most likely not work.”

Most airlines list the maximum weight of a checked bag on their websites, but they do not state whether there is a minimum weight limit. (iStock)

“You checking helium balloons?” joked one user. 

Another Redditor said, “Gate checking usually results in the bag getting damaged less. It’s the unknown airport bag mazes that cause trouble.”

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Most airlines list the maximum weight of a checked bag on their website, but they do not state whether there is a minimum weight limit.

Delta’s website lists its price for the first and second “standard checked bag under 50 lbs.”

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Bags on Frontier “must weigh 40 lbs or less,” according to that company’s website. 

The Dead Sea Scrolls may be even older than researchers thought, according to a new study driven by an artificial intelligence (AI) model.

A group of researchers from the Netherlands, Italy and Denmark recently published their findings in the journal PLOS One on June 4.

The researchers said they developed an AI-based date-prediction model named Enoch, a nod to the biblical patriarch of the same name.

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Enoch “was trained as a machine learning-based date-prediction model applying Bayesian ridge regression on established handwriting-style descriptors,” according to the study. 

In order to date the scrolls, the model analyzed each one’s handwriting style. Researchers also integrated radiocarbon dating methods — and found that most of the scrolls were at least a generation older than previously thought.

Previous estimates placed the scrolls between 150 and 50 B.C., but the model found that many of the scrolls date to around 200 B.C.

“There are no compelling paleographic or historical reasons that preclude these older dates as reliable time markers.”

“Enoch’s style-based predictions are often older than traditionally assumed paleographic estimates, leading to a new chronology of the scrolls and the re-dating of ancient Jewish key texts that contribute to current debates on Jewish and Christian origins,” the paper states.

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The researchers also indicate that the new dates are “realistic.”

The scrolls have attracted a great amount of interest from both scholars and the public at large since their discovery. (Getty Images)

“There are no compelling paleographic or historical reasons that preclude these older dates as reliable time markers,” the authors said.

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The scrolls, found in desert caves near the Dead Sea in the 1940s and 1950s, date between the third century B.C. to the first century A.D. 

The Dead Sea Scrolls are famous for shedding light on some previously unknown beliefs and practices of ancient Judaism. (Getty Images)

They offer a wealth of knowledge about ancient Judaism, with many religious texts during the Second Temple period that were previously unknown.

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Since their discovery, the scrolls have attracted a great amount of interest from both scholars and the public at large.

Most of the scrolls were found in desert caves near the Dead Sea in the 1940s and 1950s, though some were found recently. (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)

In 2021, Israeli researchers uncovered dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments.

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In April, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library showcased a special collection of eight ancient Jewish manuscripts as part of its exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

In a viral Reddit message, a woman reached out to others for advice and insight now that she’s no longer allowing her friend to “borrow my car” given the way the friend “returned it [the] last time” — and yet she’s taking heat for her stance from others.

Over 3,000 people reacted to date to the post, with nearly 1,000 comments posted so far about the dilemma.

“I have a decent used car that I worked hard to pay off,” wrote the 27-year-old woman. 

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“It’s nothing fancy, but it runs well and I take really good care of it — regular maintenance, I keep it clean, no smoking, no trash left inside, etc.,” the Reddit poster went on.

“I’ve always been a little protective of it because I rely on it every day for work.”

She said that just a few months ago, a friend — “let’s call her Sarah,” she wrote — “asked to borrow it for a weekend trip because her car was in the shop. I hesitated but said yes because we’ve been friends for years and I wanted to help.”

The Reddit writer said her friend returned the car two days later with a host of problems.

There were “fast-food wrappers in the back seat,” plus “dirt all over the passenger floor.”

First of all, it had “less than a quarter tank of gas (I’d filled it before giving it to her),” wrote the woman.

Then, there were “fast-food wrappers in the back seat,” plus “dirt all over the passenger floor.”

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Finally, as “the cherry on top,” there was “a mystery scratch on the back bumper that she swore ‘was already there’ (it wasn’t),” the woman wrote. 

She said that she “didn’t say much at the time because I hate confrontation, but I was honestly [upset]. Especially because I expected more out of someone I’m friends with.”

“Flash forward to this week. She texts me asking if she can borrow my car again for a different trip,” wrote the woman in her viral post. (Getty Images)

The woman continued in her post, “Flash forward to this week. She texts me asking if she can borrow my car again for a different trip.”

So “I told her no, very politely,” wrote the Reddit poster, “and said I just wasn’t comfortable loaning it out anymore.”

The friend apparently became “upset” and began “saying things like, ‘Are you sure you can’t just help me out? That’s what friends do for each other’ — I feel like she’s guilt-tripping me,” the woman added. 

“I just wasn’t comfortable loaning it out anymore.”

The woman wrote that she’s now “getting messages from another mutual friend saying I’m being too uptight and that it wouldn’t kill me to help her out ‘just this once.’” 

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Added the woman, “I feel like I’m being guilt-tripped for setting a boundary after already being taken advantage of once.”

“It’s your car. It’s expensive and somewhat essential. You don’t need a reason not to lend it out.” (iStock)

She then asked others for their thoughts on whether she’s wrong for refusing to loan out her car once again to the same person. 

“Don’t back down,” wrote one person. “She’s not your friend, and she’s obviously already talking s— about you behind your back.”

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Another person said, “Here’s a novel thought. They have rental cars! I know, what a wacky idea.”

Another individual shared this thought, which many others agreed with: “It’s just common courtesy to return someone’s car clean, with a full tank, and in the same (if not better) condition as you got it.” 

“Don’t back down,” wrote one person about the Reddit drama between two women. “She’s not your friend.” (iStock; Getty Images)

The person went on, “That’s the bare minimum as a thank-you for trusting someone with your car. She didn’t respect that the first time, so no, she shouldn’t borrow your car again.”

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And another person shared this bit of insight: “It’s your car. It’s expensive and somewhat essential. You don’t need a reason not to lend it out.”

Some World War II veterans have landed in France to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday.

A group of about two dozen veterans who served in Europe and the Pacific traveled back to the once bloody beaches of Normandy, the Associated Press reported. 

The veterans, who are mostly centenarians, represent the dwindling number of those who were on the front lines defending freedom. 

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About 66,143 of the 16.4 million Americans who served in World War II were alive as of 2024, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The veterans in Normandy are reportedly treated like “rock stars” in the region, being handed notes and hearing many “thank yous.”

Jack Stowe, a 98-year-old who served in the Navy, told AP he still receives “the sweetest letters” from kids he has met on previous trips.

“The French people here, they’re so good to us … they want to talk to us, they want to sit down and they want their kids around us,” he said.

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Stowe said he lied about his age, claiming to be 15 years old, in order to join the military following Pearl Harbor in 1941.

The Best Defense Foundation brought 50 veterans to Normandy, France last year for D-Day and brought 23 this year. (AP Photo/John Leicester)

“People are not going to let it be forgotten, you know, Omaha, these beaches … These stories will go on and on and on,” said Stowe.

“We have the responsibility to honor these guys who gave us a chance to be alive.”

Jake Larson, 102, survived machine gunfire while storming Omaha beach on D-Day.

“We are the lucky ones … They had no family. We are their family. We have the responsibility to honor these guys who gave us a chance to be alive,” Larson told AP.

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Wally King, a 101-year-old who flew a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, honored a pilot who flew the same plane alongside his granddaughter.

Wally King (pictured) honors a pilot who flew the same plane as him alongside his granddaughter. (AP Photo/John Leicester)

“This will probably be the last Normandy return, when you see the condition of some of us old guys … I hope I’m wrong,” King told AP.

The Best Defense Foundation began organizing trips to Normandy in 2004.

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Last year, the nonprofit brought 50 veterans; this year, 23 were on the trip.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

As summer travel kicks off, many Americans are taking to the skies to reach their destination. 

One traveler is sounding off about the passing around of summer sicknesses, calling out “sick people” with “no masks” — and igniting plenty of debate and input from others. 

Posted in the “r/delta” forum on Reddit, the message reads, “Currently on a plane, and one of the guys in the row behind me is absolutely hacking up a lung with no mask.”

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“I’ve had this happen quite often recently. These people are totally inconsiderate scummy individuals. We are all in super-close quarters on flights — just wear a freaking mask,” the user writes.

Redditors took to the comments section to discuss the issue of flight passengers wearing masks on board. 

“I have lung disease and occasionally I get a coughing fit. I’m not sick or contagious. Could be the case here,” suggested one user.

Another user wrote, “You’re never going to get the U.S. to adopt a mindset that widely encompasses masks. You just aren’t. And the thing is, prior to 2020 you would likely not have thought of masking for someone coughing either.”

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“This is why I always wear a mask on planes because I can’t control if other people wear them,” commented a Redditor.

“I don’t trust others to have common sense.”

One user said, “I carry a mask and wash my hands before (and after) I use the bathroom. I don’t trust others to have common sense or minimal decency.”

Amid summer travel, concerns are arising as passengers debate mask-wearing on planes. (iStock)

Another person said, “If you go out in public, there will be germs. Accept it. Move on. Protect yourself however you wish. Or stay home.”

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Another comment read, “Keep your mask on. Take an airborne or other Vitamin C pill. More than likely you won’t get sick. Relax and move on. You cannot do anything.”

The CDC says that wearing a “high-quality” and “well-fitting mask” can be “effective in reducing [the] transmission of respiratory pathogens.” (iStock)

Recirculated air passes through high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters that capture 99.97% of particles such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi ≥0.3 µm in diameter, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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The agency says that wearing a “high-quality” and “well-fitting mask” can be “effective in reducing the transmission of respiratory pathogens.”

The great debate about coughing on planes — and about whether passengers are wearing or not wearing masks — has begun amid summer travel. (iStock)

“Close proximity of passengers increases the risk of person-to-person airborne spread before contaminated air can be removed from the breathing zone and exhausted or filtered,” the CDC notes.

Wearing a mask can be especially helpful during the boarding and deplaning process.