Turbulence. It can occur on the best of flights, anytime of the year. And it can be a minor annoyance – or spill your drink all over your lap – or worse.

I delve into the subject in my latest weekly column for ABCNews.com and I learned a thing or two, including the following:

• How many people are injured by turbulence each year? Answer: nearly 60 a year, in the U.S. alone.
• Who are injured most frequently? Answer: flight attendants
• Why do people get up to use the lavatory when the seat belt sign is on? Answer: take your pick between A.) cockiness or B.) cluelessness
• What does “pancake batter” have to do with turbulence? Answer: read the column to find out

Read what a flight attendant has to say about turbulence (and she ought to know, since turbulence once left her knocked unconscious) and how something as simple as keeping your seat belt buckled can save untold misery.