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TIL in order to avoid a $94 AUD excess charge for bringing a second carry-on bag onto his flight, James McElvar (from the group Rewind) decided to empty the bag & put on all of its contents. With 12 layers of clothes on, he became violently sick during the flight & collapsed from heat exhaustion.

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