On this day in 1906, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright received a patent for their flying machine.

Jetting off on holiday is exciting, but dealing with bloating on a plane is considerably less pleasant. Sadly, it's often an unavoidable part of travelling somewhere sunny for a well-deserved break.

Orville and Wilbur Wright's original 1903 Flyer made history. But it took them another two years, among crashes and technical glitches, to create the first truly practical airplane.

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