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TIL in 1995, first-class passenger Gerald Finneran became so enraged that he was refused more alcohol on his flight that he intentionally defecated on the drinks cart. He was arrested and ordered to reimburse the airline for cleaning as well as the airfare for every other passenger on board.

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