14 secrets you never knew about flying

People seem to have an insatiable curiosity with air travel.

Reddit recently attempted to satisfy some of this inquisitive fervour with a thread, asking flight attendants what passengers do not know.

Some answers were disconcerting to say the least.

Users were asked:

What do the passengers not know?

Here's our pick of the answers.

Vote for your favourite, below:

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