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Til: An average of 5-7 persons are reported missing in Las Vegas every day.

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a81yo TIL that passenger aircraft have drain mast. A heated pipes that safely discharge wastewater like condensation, galley drains, and lavatory overflow outside the plane without freezing midair.
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