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TIL about Bob. Bob is a racing pigeon that got lost on routine flight across the English Channel… and ended up in Alabama.

by whatilearned February 23, 2023, 9:49 pm

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You have a 12 hour transatlantic flight. Besides sleeping, how are you spending it?

by QuestionGuy February 11, 2023, 5:04 pm

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I lost my wife while we waited for a flight at Helsinki Airport..

by cringeyjokesman February 8, 2023, 10:15 am

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TIL, in 1998 it took several days to bring down a rogue 25-story tall Canadian weather balloon even after two F-16s fired more than 1,000 rounds of cannon shells into it. The balloon had severe impact on trans-Atlantic air traffic as airliners were forced to divert from their projected flight paths

by whatilearned February 4, 2023, 8:51 pm

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TIL Delta Airlines has a “Parallel Reality Zone” in the Detroit Airport that allows customers to see their personal flight informations AND ONLY THEIR FLIGHT information on the same screen and the same time.

by whatilearned February 3, 2023, 8:12 am

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TIL of Operation Babylift, a US-led evacuation of children from Vietnam during the Vietnam War for adoption in America, Canada, Australia, and Europe. The very first flight crashed shortly after takeoff and killed 78 children.

by whatilearned February 2, 2023, 12:43 am

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TIL the B-2/Stealth Bomber costs $135,000 for every hour of flight time

by whatilearned February 1, 2023, 11:23 pm

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TIL: The pre-game military fly-overs conducted while the Star Spangled Banner plays at pro sports events is actually a planned training run for flight teams and doesn’t cost “extra” as many speculate, but is already factored into the annual training budget.

by whatilearned January 30, 2023, 12:05 am

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If my male child was being stubborn before a flight could I check him with my luggage?

by cringeyjokesman January 29, 2023, 4:34 am

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TIL that Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 crashed due to an explosion that has yet to be solved after 57 years. All 52 passengers and crew members died.

by whatilearned January 29, 2023, 2:57 am

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TIL in the 1960s, the KGB sent female operatives disguised as flight attendants to have an orgy with Indonesian President, Sukarno, and recorded it in hopes to blackmail him. But being the sexually promiscuous beast that he was, he didn’t care. He even wanted the tapes for himself to watch.

by whatilearned January 29, 2023, 12:42 am

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by cringeyjokesman January 24, 2023, 1:14 pm

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