Sometimes, when you’re bolting through the sky in an aluminum capsule full of crying children and the occasional schnauzer, things can get dull. To relieve the tedium, some people read in-flight magazines, watch in-flight movies, or kick in-flight seats-in-front-of-them.
Not so, pilots. For the folks flying the plane, all that is...
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If you want to motivate people, you don’t rely on logic and reasoning. No, what people need is a symbol. A slogan, a flag, the face of a hero to stick on a T-shirt.
So what do you do if the real world doesn’t provide you with something people can rally around? You just make that shit up.
#8. Guy Fawkes
Misunderstood By:...
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If you’re like me, you love to travel, and if there is one thing that you cannot avoid, it’s the occasional hotel stay. Most hotels are relatively nice places to be. They have bars in the lobby, they deliver food to your door. Perfection. Some, however, leave something to be desired. Staying in a bad motel can ruin your trip in...
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Typically priced at between $10 and $15 in the App Store, Lonely Planet’s temporarily free guides aim to offer at least a little solace to stranded travelers.
“Travelers stuck in unfamiliar places need access to practical information as well as suggestions on what to do while stranded,” said Tom Hall, Lonely Planet Travel...
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Though it may be hard for the bedraggled frequent fliers among us to believe, America’s airlines are getting better.
According to an annual assessment of America’s airlines, the overall quality of air travel showed improvement last year, as flights were more likely to arrive on time to their destinations and airlines...
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Living in the trees may be the secret to longevity – in the evolutionary long run, at least. Tree-dwelling mammals live nearly twice as long as their ground-bound cousins.
Evolutionary biologists have long predicted that natural selection should favour extending the lifespan of animals that live relatively safe lifestyles. And in...
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