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    How a Hollywood Affair Started the Chocolate-on-the-Pillow Tradition

    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2026

    If you’ve stayed at a “nicer” hotel (figure 4 stars or more), you may have gone back to your room after dinner and found that your bed had been turned …

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  • Funny Stuff

    Ten Maps That Will Blow Your Mind (Especially #4)

    by SharonKurheg December 26, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 26, 2025

    If you’re old enough to remember life before GPS, you remember maps. Back in the day, they were THE way to get from Point A to Point B, C, D …

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    Why Are Highway Signs Green?

    by SharonKurheg December 3, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 3, 2025

    You’re on a road trip – or maybe just going from one town to another. If you’re not familiar with where you’re going, you might pay special attention to the …

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  • Airports

    Why Don’t U.S. Airports Operate 24/7?

    by SharonKurheg November 9, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 9, 2025

    Ever wonder why U.S. airports don’t operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Well, technically, they DO. With few exceptions, airports don’t 100% close when the last plane …

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  • Funny Stuff

    Map Shows Where You’d Be If You Dug A Hole Straight Through Earth

    by SharonKurheg October 4, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 4, 2025

    Remember when you were a little kid and you tried to “dig a hole to China?” Welp, thanks to the wonders of computers and the internet, there’s a map that’ll …

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  • Travel

    Why Do Some Cities & Countries Have Such Weird Time Zones?

    by SharonKurheg September 30, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 30, 2025

    Here in the mainland United States, we’re used to having 6 time zones. The mainland U.S. has Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time and Pacific time. Alaska is an hour …

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  • Airlines

    Why Are Some Flags on American Planes Painted Backwards?

    by SharonKurheg July 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 29, 2025

    As years go on, airlines change their logos, liveries and, occasionally, their names. Case in point, American Airlines is currently on their fifth logo since 1934: American’s liveries have also …

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  • Airlines

    Why Some Airline Codes Make No Sense (And Some Almost Do)

    by joeheg July 24, 2025
    by joeheg July 24, 2025

    Ever wonder why your Southwest flight says “WN” instead of “SW”? Or why JetBlue hides behind “B6”? The two-letter airline codes you see at airports seem simple, but a lot …

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  • Airlines

    The 13 Places in the U.S. That Planes Can’t Fly Over

    by SharonKurheg June 25, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 25, 2025

    Chances are excellent that you’ve heard of “no-fly zones.” Also known as “no-flight zones,” or “air exclusion zones,” they are areas or territories established by a military or political power …

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  • Airlines

    Do Pilots & Co-Pilots Really Eat Different Meals?

    by SharonKurheg May 1, 2025
    by SharonKurheg May 1, 2025

    One of our readers wrote to us the other day and asked if it was true that pilots and co-pilots are required to eat different meals. The answer to this …

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