stackyFACTSDespite literally inventing the airplane and commercializing global travel, a shocking chunk of the US nation remains aggressively grounded. Whether due to geographic isolation, crushing poverty, or just an irrational fear of turbulence, one in five Americans will live their entire lives without ever catching a flight.
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