Warning: this video is graphic and is most likely going to make you lose your appetite -- or any desire for a glass of rice wine.

A recent video from VICE documents the making of Korean Children's Feces Wine which is, alarmingly, a real thing. With real feces. The wine is a traditional treatment that's nearly obsolete in modern Korean medicine. But VICE found a doctor who still believes in the wine's health benefits and makes it himself. In order to make the drink, a child's feces has to be procured through an "open-minded" mother, as the doctor explains in the video.

I can't help but think about the urine-marinated eggs sold in Dongyang, China; the fact that some people eat foreskin; and all the other gross and weird food from around the world. All of these stories have made me completely against trying any food if I don't know what's in it. I had the unfortunate timing of watching this video while eating my lunch. Be sure you don't repeat my mistake.

New Zealand recently legalized same-sex marriage and in celebration, Air New Zealand launched a contest that would grant a couple a sky-high wedding ceremony aboard one of their flights. This video documents the wedding of the two women who won the contest, making theirs the first same-sex marriage in New Zealand.

This isn't the first mile-high marriage; it isn't even the first in-flight same-sex marriage. In 2010, a captain diverted a flight into Canadian airspace so a same-sex couple on board could wed. Two same-sex marriage ceremonies took place on a SAS flight in 2010. And in 2008, a couple was married while on top of a plane.

But weddings aren't the only out of place events that occur in air. A woman recently began to give birth on a plane. Coincidentally, something somewhat similar happened to a friend of mine who went into labor during her layover at LAX. I guess you never know when you'll get a little extra in-flight entertainment.

When I get on an airplane, I hope that my over-the-ear headphones will send the same message to strangers beside me that I hope they send to strangers on the subways or streets of New York City: I don't want to chitchat. This isn't meant to be taken personally -- it's a decision I make before I ever lay eyes on the passengers seated beside me. Plane rides have always been meditative for me. I prefer to zone out with the help of a good album or, if the screen before me is working (which it wasn't on one of my most recent flights), pass the time with a movie. While I've never had a bad conversation with strangers that manage to strike up conversation with me during the no-electronics portions of a ride, I would have always chosen to not have any conversation at all, had I been given a choice. And I'm not the only one who feels this way.

A recent Velvet Escape piece discussed the declining social nature of planes. Perhaps the in-flight media available is satiating enough for us. Perhaps the internet has us feeling so intertwined with the rest of the globe that we aren't as interested in strangers. Perhaps our lives are becoming so saturated with talk and work and we relish time alone more than ever before. The Velvet Escape piece asks this question and I ask it, too: when was the last time you had a memorable conversation (good or bad) with someone beside you on a plane?

Millennial business travelers don't care much for corporate travel policies, according to an article in Bloomberg Businessweek published today. Company-designed travel booking methods don't seem to be clicking with the young professionals, who happen to make up the largest chunk of traveling employees for most companies. Since these workers are already spending so much time away from home and typically working in positions that are highly lucrative for companies, like sales, many companies seem hesitant to simply stop reimbursing employees for self-booked travel.

Part of the problem appears to be that internal booking systems aren't "fun." They don't offer rewards or social interaction like many public booking sites or apps do. To address this growing problem while hopefully appeasing the millennial traveler, some companies are working toward developing more engaging and rewarding internal platforms for booking corporate reservations.

Americans are notorious for our love of fast food, and now, thanks to Thrillist, we can identify the home (founded or headquartered) of individual chain restaurants by state. The clever-map-creating folks over at Thrillist HQ impressed us all with their Booze Map of the USA, but their latest map, "Red, White, & Food" (full-size here), leads me to believe that they might just be getting started with these diagrams. Some of the findings illustrated in this map won't come as much of a surprise -- like that fact that Washington is linked to Starbucks, New York to Sbarro, California to In-N-Out, Vermont to Ben & Jerry's or Ohio to Wendy's -- but other chain restaurant homes seem less intuitive.

Airlines receive substantial criticism for their ever-increasing fees. While complaints about surprise fees associated with air travel are warranted and deserving of productive conversation, similarly unsuspected hotel fees are often overlooked. A recent New York Times piece highlighted the problem and stated that hotels in the United States are on track to earn $2.1 billion this year in fees and surcharges alone.

Some of the most outrageous hotel fees that are being reported:

1. Charges for donations to local charities (without receiving consent) are being added to bills. This actually happened to me while in Grenada.
2. Bellhop service charges, even when bellhop services aren't used.
3. Housekeeping charges.
4. Charges for using the business center, fitness center or other areas of the hotel.
5. Some hotels now charge extra for a new set of clean towels or sheets.
6. Some hotels add fees for using the in-room coffeemaker.
7. Sometimes guests are charged for the in-room safe, even if they don't use it.
8. Package delivery fees are applied for receiving mail and other items to your room in some hotels.
9. Bills at some hotels now include an "energy surcharge."
10. Paying to use the internet often comes with a fee, and sometimes it's ridiculously steep.

A 16 year old named Hannah Anderson was abducted by a family friend last week in a series of events that left both her mother and brother dead. Her saga began in Southern California and ended far away, in the wilderness of Idaho, when she was rescued by FBI agents over the weekend. Anderson's abductor, James Lee DiMaggio, had fled to one of the most remote areas in the United States, the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. The protected area is a beautiful place, but few people know much about it. In an effort to give you a clearer picture of this northern area that is relished by outdoors enthusiasts, here are some facts about the Frank Church River Of No Return Wilderness.

1. It's the second largest protected wilderness in the contiguous United States.
2. It's the largest area without any roads in the contiguous United States.
3. The wilderness stretches across six different national forests.
4. The wilderness was renamed after Senator Frank Church after he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer because of his efforts to protect the environment while in Congress. President Reagan signed the act less than four weeks before Church's death.
5. The diverse mix of wildlife found within the area includes wolverines, grey wolves, mountain lions, mountain goats, elk and lynx.
6. It is the home of the Salmon River, a popular whitewater rafting spot.
7. Despite the myriad bodies of water within the area, only 10 inches or so of precipitation fall annually near the rivers while as much as 50 inches accumulate near the mountaintops, usually in the form of snow.
8. There are 296 trails throughout the area.
9. There are 114 bridges within the area.
10. There are 1.5 million acres of trail-free land within the wilderness.

We all know that some celebrities don't seem to know how to behave in public and that the list of celebrities removed from airplanes is continually growing. The most recent addition to this list is Soulja Boy, who was kicked off of an American Airlines flight on Friday when he wouldn't return to his seat when asked to do so. Soulja Boy seemed apologetic about the incident when he spoke to TMZ saying, "It was a bad night and me and the flight staff didn't see eye to eye. In hindsight, I'm extremely sorry for all inconvenience caused to the passengers and employees of the airline."

Other celebrities who have been removed from airplanes:

• Alex Baldwin for not turning off an electronic device
• Naomi Campbell for losing her temper over lost luggage
• Christian Slater for trying to board a plane with an unlicensed pistol
• David Hasselhoff for being under the influence
• Courtney Love for refusing to sit down and throwing a tantrum

And the list goes on.

The American Airlines merger with US Airways is under fire. The reason is simple: a merger between these two airlines would create the largest airline in the world -- an airline that would have the potential to monopolize the air travel industry. The Justice Department, as well as several states, have filed a joint lawsuit in order to halt the merger. According to USA Today, the Justice Department noted that a merger between these two airlines would give the merged airline control over a whopping 69% of departure and arrival slots at Washington Reagan National Airport -- that would be six times more control over the air activity of that airport than the closest competitor.

NYC happy hours that provide food for free were an essential survival tool for me when I was younger and in college in New York. Notoriously an expensive city, New York isn't without its budget secrets. Happy hours that will feed you for free are among those secrets. Whether you're visiting or living in New York, if you're trying to make a little bit of money stretch while still having a good time, these 10 NYC happy hours that provide free food will help you to accomplish the seemingly impossible: to eat and drink incredibly cheaply in New York City.

1. Agozar, 324 Bowery
Buy a drink between 5 p.m.-8 p.m. and get free tapas.

2. The Charleston, 174 Bedford Ave. (Brooklyn)
Free personal pizza with a drink purchase between 12 p.m.-8 p.m.

3. Aurora Soho, 510 Broome St.
Puff pastries, flatbreads, tomato paste and cookies are put out between 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

4. Tarallucci E Vino, 15 E 18th St.
Snacks like quiche and pizza are put out for drinkers on weekdays between 4 p.m.-close.

5. Crocodile Lounge, 325 E 14th St.
Free personal pizza with the purchase of a drink.