Flight attendants share 20 things most people don't know about the job

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To help lift the veil a little, we asked flight attendants everywhere to share some things that might surprise people about their job.

Despite the frequency with which people fly these days, flight attendants' jobs are still, surprisingly, shrouded in a fair amount of mystery.

In fact, we know so little about what they do for a living that misconceptions abound.

To help lift the veil a little, we asked flight attendants everywhere to share some things that might surprise people about their job, and more than 60 responded.

We've anonymously included some of their answers here: