Looking to wow your seat mate with your insider knowledge of the world of travel? Here are ten interesting tidbits that would make Cliff Clavin proud.

#1.  In which airport do travelers have the deepest pockets? Los Angeles. Travelers left a total of $89,375 at the TSA check point within three years. Chattanooga travelers travel much lighter leaving only $1.20 behind at the TSA Check Point during the same period.

#2.  How many flights were cancelled as a result of the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano, in Iceland, from 14 – 21 April 2010? 100,000! This event holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest climatic disruption to air travel.

#3. Which is safer - flying or driving?  Flying by a long shot. Airplane accidents are 1 in 11 million, while car accidents are 1 in five thousand.

#4.  An airplane takes off or lands every 37 seconds at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. That's almost 100 planes per hour.

#5. An airplane's "black box" is actually orange.

#6. For every dollar invested in business travel, businesses experience an average of $12.50 in increased revenue and $3.80 in new profits.

#7. A loaded beverage cart weighs 180 pounds as anyone whose elbow has been bumped with one can attest.

#8. Delaware is the only US state with no primary airports.

#9. Bermuda is one of the few places in the world that bans car rentals.

#10. What are the two items most confiscated by the TSA at security checkpoints? Lighters and knives.  In 2006 alone, the TSA intercepted 13,709,211 prohibited items at security checkpoints. Of these, 11,616,249 were lighters and 1,607,100 were knives

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