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Lost dentures, loose eyeball among sick-day excuses

QUIRKY WORLD ... A daily look at some of the world’s stranger stories

USA: A heavy turkey dinner caused one worker to sleep through his shift. Another said his false teeth flew out the car window as he was driving along the highway.

These were just two of the imaginative excuses employees gave bosses when calling in sick last year, according to a study released by CareerBuilder, a jobs website.

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