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After its merger with Continental Airlines in 2010, this airline became the third largest in the world, measured by fleet size and the number of routes.
United Airlines
This trend gained notoriety from early to mid 2011 before slowly phasing out in early 2012, and consisted of lying in a face down position, sometimes in an unusual or incongruous location.
Planking
This actor received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015, was named one of Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2019, and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021.
Paul Rudd
The cooking of meat or vegetables by heating them slowly with oil and moisture in a tightly sealed vessel.
Braising
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This airline is owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai and is the largest airline in the Middle East.
Emirates
This trend carries substantial health risks because its primary substance coats and dries the mouth, which can in turn lead to coughing, gagging, throat irritation, and breathing difficulties.
Cinnamon Challenge
This actor, comedian, and filmmaker moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks, and then got a part on Apatow's sitcom Undeclared, which also hired him as a writer.
Seth Rogen
A cooking technique that involves adding liquid to a pan to loosen the foot particles attached to the bottom from cooking or searing.
Deglazing
The second most visited website in the world, attracting around 80 billion monthly visits.
YouTube
This airline is the largest mainline carrier in the world by number of passenger destinations, serves more destinations nonstop from a single airport than any other airline in the world, and flies to 126 countries, more than any other airline.
Turkish Airlines
This trend raised more than $115 million, funding 130 research projects in 12 different countries, as well as 40 potential treatments that are in development.
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
After the show's series finale in 2004, this actor, director, and producer branched out into film and stage work, getting cast as the title character in the 2005 drama film Duane Hopwood, and voicing Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated Madagascar film franchise.
David Schwimmer
A cooking technique that involves cooking meat with either its own juices or some type of preparation such as a sauce or marinade, whereby the meat is left to cook, then periodically coated with the juice.
Basting
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This airline's primary hub is Seattle- Tacoma International Airport, and as of 2020, has been ranked by J.D. Power and Associates as having the highest customer satisfaction of the traditional airlines for twelve consecutive years.
Alaska Airlines
This became an international trend in the summer of 2016 with numerous videos of people attempting the activity being posted online, but with its popularity, the repetitive thuds of multiple attempts have been criticized as a distraction and a public nuisance.
Bottle Flipping
This actor, comedian, and filmmaker was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack, and made a directorial debut with Reality Bites, going on to direct other films and often star in them.
Ben Stiller
A cooking technique that involves heating food submerged in a liquid, differentiated from the other "moist heat" cooking methods in that it uses a relatively lower temperature, making it particularly suitable for delicate food.
Poaching
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Quora
This airline is one of the five founding members of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, and when combined with its subsidiaries, is the second largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried.
Lufthansa
This trend went viral in early February 2013, with thousands of videos being made and uploaded to YouTube every day at the height of its popularity, and usually features participants performing flailing or convulsive movements.
Harlem Shake
This actor, comedian, and filmmaker was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in both 2011 and 2013, and in 2020 was found to have sworn on film more than any other actor.
Jonah Hill
A cooking process in which a food, usually a vegetable or fruit, is scalded in boiling water, removed after a brief, timed interval, and finally plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water to halt the cooking process.
Blanching