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TIL that Six Flags of New Orleans was Abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. The Park is an overgrown swamp now with the attractions still up as they were pre-hurricane.

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WkNxd TIL the “Masters of the Universe” film was to have a sequel where He-Man was to return to earth disguised as a professional quarterback. The movie fell through and all costumes and sets were used to make the movie Cyborg starring Jean Claude Van Damme
OGZyX TIL Neil Armstrong was filmed as he stepped on the moon with a $2.3 million upside-down camera. Westinghouse built for Apollo 11 a special model that the astronaut deployed by pulling a handle near the ladder he climbed down onto the lunar surface. NASA inverted the image for the TV audience.
9wOJB TIL that Norman Rockwell attempted to enlist in the Navy during WW1 but was unsuccessful due to being 8 pounds underweight. He was able to enlist the next day after consuming a substantial amount of food, including bananas, liquids, and doughnuts.
Lkddp TIL mosques built within 100 years of Muhammad's life are oriented to face toward the Jordanian city Petra, not Mecca. There is a dearth of archaeological evidence underneath Mecca.
b94wE TIL about musician Gaelynn Lea ,winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert competition, who was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic condition that causes complications in the development of bones and limbs.