Did you know the wingspan of a Boeing 747 is longer than the Wright Brothers' first flight? Just think about that next time you complain about legroom. 

The amount of fuel some airplanes carry could get you to the moon and back... well, maybe just to the other side of town during rush hour.

Pilots spend approximately 75% of their career trying to remember where they parked the plane last. 

Statistically, the chances of a mid-air collision are about the same as finding a matching pair of socks in the laundry on the first try. Coincidence? We think not. The universe has a weird sense of humor.

The average commercial pilot drinks approximately their body weight in coffee per week. This is not an official statistic, but have you seen them before their first flight?  

The reason airplane food tastes the way it does is actually a carefully calibrated psychological experiment to make passengers appreciate solid ground even more. 

Air traffic controllers have a secret competition to see who can use the most obscure aviation jargon in a single transmission without causing a pilot to spontaneously combust from confusion. 

The original design for airplane wings was inspired by particularly graceful (and surprisingly aerodynamic) potato chip crisps. This is why some turbulence feels suspiciously like being shaken in a chip bag. 

The little oxygen masks that drop down in an emergency? They're actually filled with helium. The real emergency plan is to make everyone sound like chipmunks so the situation seems less serious. 

The pre-flight safety demonstrations are legally required to be at least 70% miming and 30% understandable language. This ratio was scientifically proven to maximize passenger confusion and minimize panic.