Did you know that the Titanic is the only Ship that was sunk by an iceberg? Check out the list of 12 interesting facts about the “Titanic” that most people don’t know.
1. There was supposed to be a life boat drill the day before Titanic sank if they did it more people would have been saved.
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2. There is a scene in the movie “Titanic” where the musicians were playing – It happened in real life, they played so that panic would not escalate.
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3. This guy is Milton Hershey, of Hershey’s Chocolate, he had tickets to board the Titanic that day, but cancelled due to another business meeting – In a way, his chocolates saved him
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4. Japanese Honor is world class and sometimes it is just ridiculous, that a survivor that went back to japan was branded a coward for not dying.
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5. There were only 3 out of 4 smokestacks that were working on the Titanic, the other one is just for show.
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6. The cost of the film “Titanic” is more than the cost of the real boat.
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7. The Iceberg that eventually sank the Titanic journeyed around the oceans from the year 1000 BCE
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8. A ship called The Californian could have helped in rescuing people if communications would have been working properly.
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9. The chief baker of the Titanic managed to survive through booze, he was so drunk that it insulated his organs for 2 hours while he is in frozen waters – talk about booze saving you.
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10. The only Ship that was sunk by an iceberg That is the Titanic.
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11. Lifeboats were not filled to capacity and was hurriedly brought down to the water caused by panic – if they were filled to capacity, many more would have been saved. Remember the emergency drill?
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12. The Boat could have avoided the iceberg if the captain or the bridge would have been notified 30 seconds early – talk about timing.
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