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Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:

High altitude can affect your sense of smell and taste – likewise, so can dryness and low pressure. According to a 2010 study conducted by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, the combination of dryness and low pressure reduces the sensitivity of one’s taste buds to sweet and salty foods by around 30% – which may help explain why airplane food never tastes quite as good.

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