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  • Airports

    Why Are Dot Matrix Printers Still Used at Airports?

    by joeheg January 31, 2026
    by joeheg January 31, 2026

    If you’ve ever been sitting or standing near an airport gate before a flight, there’s a chance that you’ve heard a printer that’s spewing out seemingly infinite amounts of paper. …

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    Planes Hit Birds All the Time — Here’s the Gross Part No One Ever Talks About

    by SharonKurheg January 20, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 20, 2026

    You undoubtedly know the story about Miracle on the Hudson. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff due …

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  • Travel

    The Travel Emergency Codes You’re Not Supposed to Know About

    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2025

    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., …

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    My Behind-The-Scenes Tour of Orlando International Airport: Landside & Airfield

    by SharonKurheg September 15, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 15, 2025

    Tuesday, August 19, was National Aviation Day, which is a day set aside to celebrate the history and development of aviation. Aviation-related entities celebrate the day in their own way, …

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  • Hotels

    Why Hotels Don’t Run Out Of Hot Water

    by SharonKurheg June 7, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 7, 2025

    Depending on where you live and how your home is heated, you may notice you quickly run out of hot water. You may have a rule in the house that …

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  • Hotels

    Hotel Workers Come Clean About Dirty Industry Secrets

    by SharonKurheg March 27, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 27, 2025

    Whisper was an app and website that was, essentially, a form of anonymous (or as anonymous as you can be in this day and age) social media. Launched in 2012, …

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  • Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks

    Behind-The-Scenes Stuff Only Disney Employees Are Supposed To See

    by SharonKurheg December 1, 2024
    by SharonKurheg December 1, 2024

    Disney parks have always had a bit of mystery to them, and that’s done on purpose. Using terminology from the concept of “putting on a show,” the areas that customers …

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  • Cruises

    Fascinating: Tour of Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Crew-Only Areas

    by SharonKurheg October 14, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 14, 2024

    Many retail businesses have some sort of “backstage” area that customers, or what have you, aren’t supposed to see. Depending on the business, this is the area where extra inventory …

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  • Travel

    Fascinating! The Secrets of Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport (ATL)

    by SharonKurheg April 4, 2024
    by SharonKurheg April 4, 2024

    Throughout my adulthood, I’ve always been one to love learning the “behind the scenes” stuff. Whether it’s visiting the Warner Brothers Studios in the UK, or going on long-gone behind …

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    JUST FOUND! Video of WDW’s “Innovations In Action” Behind The Scenes Tour, December 1993

    by SharonKurheg August 20, 2018
    by SharonKurheg August 20, 2018

    Walt Disney World (WDW) began offering behind-the-scenes tours to their guests in the early 1990s. Planned by Disney Adult Discoveries and scheduled through what was then known as Disney University …

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