11 Unique Airplane Facts You Probably Didn't Know
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Airplanes are designed to withstand lightning strikes
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There is no safest seat on the plane
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Some airplanes have secret bedrooms for flight crew
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The tires are designed not to pop on landing
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Why cabin crew dims the light when a plane is landing
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You don’t need both engines to fly
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Why there are ashtrays in the bathrooms
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What that tiny hole in the airplane window does
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Why airplane food taste so bad
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About those oxygen masks
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Why planes leave trails in the sky
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