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TIL the movie Sahara (2005) was plagued with production problems which doubled its budget from $80M to $160M, lawsuits among the crew and being accused of violations of international law. It made $119M but failed to recoup its costs and is listed among the biggest box office failures of all time
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TIL of the Moroccan Western Sahara wall. In 1987 the Moroccan government completed a 2700km sand wall to keep out guerilla fighters from the Polisario front, a Western Saharan independence movement. The minebelt that runs along the wall is thought to be the world’s longest continuous minefield.
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TIL about the Lady Be Good, a World War II bomber that accidentally flew deep into the Sahara desert. When fuel ran low, the crew bailed out and attempted to walk back to base, dying of dehydration one by one. The crew’s remains and the wreckage of the plane were found more than 15 years later.
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