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Why you shouldn't drink the hot water on the plane?

The answer, which comes from the EPA, is pretty disgusting. The water used for hot drinks on flights comes straight from the tap rather than from bottles. The EPA did a study on the water back in 2004 and found that 12.6 percent of the samples contained coliform.

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Have you ever noticed that some flight attendants never drink hot water during a flight? You might think this is because they're on duty, and when they take their break, they are in the back somewhere in their flight attendant cubby-holes quaffing cup after cup of coffee.

But according to one flight attendant, this really isn't the case.

“Flight attendants will not drink hot water on the plane," a flight attendant told Business Insider. "They will not drink plain coffee, and they will not drink plain tea.” So why not? The answer, which comes from the EPA, is pretty disgusting. The water used for hot drinks on flights comes straight from the tap rather than from bottles. The EPA did a study on the water back in 2004 and found that 12.6 percent of the samples contained coliform. Not grossed out yet? Coliform count is an indicator of how much fecal matter there is, thus determining the sanitary quality of foods and water. "Both total coliform and E.coli are indicators that other disease-causing organisms (pathogens) may be present in the water and could potentially affect public health," the study noted. To make things worse, the EPA also found that of the 158 planes they looked at, two of the planes tested positive for E.coli, which can cause diarrhea and stomach cramps. Business Insider reports that one in eight planes fail to make their standards for water safety, which is why some flight attendants say they won't touch the stuff. In response to these studies, the EPA changed their standards in 2009, forcing airlines to use water sources that follow FDA guidelines. They must also disinfect their water and test their water at least once a year. Unfortunately, the new regulations may not have had the desired results yet. In 2012, the EPA ran more tests, and the results were similar. Around 12 percent still tested positive for coliform, though only 0.5 percent contained E.Coli, according to NBC 5. So how is it getting into the planes in the first place? In 2015, a study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that there was more bacteria in the trucks delivering the water than in the original water source. If you're thinking none of this matters because heating the water will kill off any disease, think again. “It might kill some of the organisms," environmental scientist Brenda Wiles told NBC 5. "But it’s not going to kill the majority of them,” So, if you're ordering a drink on a plane, maybe just stick to orange juice.

[H/T: Business Insider]

A version of this article was first published in June 2017

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Female Marines have long been allowed to carry an umbrella — in their left hand so that they are still capable of saluting properly. The changes also included a clarification to how female Marines can wear their hair at physical training.

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In early November 2019 the commandant announced a series of changes to uniform regulations, including allowing male Marines to carry small black umbrellas in their service or dress uniforms. Female Marines have long been allowed to carry an umbrella — in their left hand so that they are still capable of saluting properly. The umbrella policy was one of many changes ­considered by a uniform board that met earlier in 2019, which sought Marines to weigh in on some small changes to the uniform and clarifications for female hair standards at physical training. One of the approved changes will now allow female Marines to wear small silver earrings with their service and dress uniforms, in addition to the gold earrings in their service and dress blue uniform, pearl ­earrings with the blue-white dress uniform, and pearl or diamond earrings in the evening dress uniform, which they previously had been allowed to wear.

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