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Traci Mumford

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The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

In 1962, the Navy started a training program for dolphins and all but one of these ocean dwellers.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Which animal was not in the Navy program?

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Octopus, porpoise, seal, whale.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Octopus, porpoise, seal, whale.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

The answer, octopus.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

While the animal is exceptionally intelligent, as far as we know, they have yet to be recruited.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Dolphins, though, were sent to the Persian Gulf back in the 1980s to help with underwater surveillance.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Next question.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

So it turns out that customer service snafus hit all of us, even if you're famous and powerful.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Recently, a man giving a speech in the Chicago area shared a story about how a good friend of his, who is definitely famous, but not by his birth name, hit a dead end trying to update his address on record at the bank.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

The clip has been going viral thanks to the big reveal, which we have dinged out here.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Your question, who got hung up on?

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

The answer?

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Pope Leo.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Lucky for him, another priest sorted out the banking issues.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Since Leo was busy, you know, being in charge of more than a billion Catholics, today is actually the one-year anniversary of him being named Pope.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

So far, the customer service agent from this story hasn't been identified.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Though, to be fair, getting a call from His Holiness probably is not in the training materials.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

And last question.

The Headlines
Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

The top movie at the box office this past week was The Devil Wears Prada 2, a sequel that came storming in 20 years after the original.