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That airplane blanket may not be freshly washed

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That little plastic-wrapped fleece might look pristine, but it is a lie. Unless you are on the very first flight of the morning, that blanket has likely just been refolded by an exhausted flight attendant after the previous passenger sneezed on it for six hours. Wrap yourself in the illusion of comfort.

That airplane blanket may not be freshly washed
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