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Milo Boyd

World's longest ever flight took 64 days - and pilots had to be carried out of plane

Two pilots threw their toilet waste out over the desert and had to be carried out of their plane after spending more than two months flying non-stop.

The world record for the longest flight was set 64 years ago when Robert Timm and John Cook spent 64 days, 22 hours and 19 minutes in the air.

The daring duo flew aboard a four-seater aircraft in the skies over Las Vegas, sleeping, eating and doing everything else in the tiny plane.

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