The internet is chock full of interesting things. Case in point, Reddit. Reddit is an American social news aggregator, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to…
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Nothing about booking airfare is straightforward. The way airlines figure out how much to charge to get from city A to city B drives me crazy. Idiosyrancies in the pricing…
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Preparing for an airplane trip can be stressful. There are so many rules to follow when packing and now you’ve waited until the last minute and are scrambling around gathering…
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We’ve all been there. You have a cold, really bad allergies or a sinus or ear infection, you’re on a plane at nearly 35,000 feet and your ears are just…
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Awkward: 2 On A Family Trip Didn’t Tell The Rest Of The Family Of Their 1st Class Upgrade. What Would You Have Done?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAh, Reddit. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s an American social news aggregator, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site, such as links,…
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Why They Dim Planes’ Lights (But Sometimes Not) For Take Off & Landing (It’s Not As Simple As You Think)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve ever been on a plane, you’ve experienced this. As the plane takes off or lands, they dim the lights. But you may have also noticed that sometimes they…
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This photo popped up on social media a while back and was so shocking at first glance that I just knew I needed to find an explanation: As it turned…
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As technology blossomed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, more and more people owned cell phones. Instead of being connected to a phone cord, you could talk on…
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Why People Clap When Their Plane Lands: The Real (And Not-So-Real) Reasons
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhether you’ve been flying for 45 minutes or 4.5 hours, it invariably happens…the plane lands and at least one person claps. What’s up with that? There’s actually been quite a…
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Lots of businesses have their own special codes for their staff to be aware of emergencies. When I worked in a hospital, “Code Blue,” followed by whatever floor, wing, etc.…