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Secret Service Agent Loses Earpiece During Easter Egg Roll

A user on Reddit claims to have discovered an earpiece during the annual White House event.

WASHINGTON, DC -- A Secret Service agent apparently lost an earpiece during the White House Easter Egg Roll, and a Reddit user proudly posted a pic of it online.

Under the title, "Best souvenir from the White House Easter Egg Roll: a Secret Service earpiece," user "jabroni26" posted a picture of the earpiece to the /r/washingtondc subreddit.

The post garnered some amused responses.

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"Keeping a found secret service earpiece is something a tourist would do," remarked one person.

Added another: "Gross - why on earth would you take that home, literally been in someones ear," leading to the retort from the poster: "I can't hear you, I have someone else's earwax in my ear."

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