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that the pilot of Aeroflot Flight 6502 made a bet with his co-pilot that he could land the plane blind with the curtains closed giving zero visibility. The plane then overshot the runway and crashed killing 70 people.

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Fun Fact: that the pilot of Aeroflot Flight 6502 made a bet with his co-pilot that he could land the plane “blind” with the curtains closed giving zero visibility. The plane then overshot the runway and crashed killing 70 people.

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