Titanic is considered on of the worst disasters in human history, sinking on its maiden voyage taking with it 1.595 lives. Here are various facts surrounding the Titanic.
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- There were no cats on the Titanic, although people usual brought them on ships in order to bring good luck and to disperse of any mouses.
-Titanic was the same length as the hight of the Empire State Building.
- There were also two dogs which were saved.
-The prices for a cruise on the Titanic in 1912 were: First class: $4.350, Second class: $1.750, Third class: $30.
-There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the ship.
-Titanic was loaded with 900 tones of luggage and goods.
-The time between the moment they saw the iceberg and the moment the ship crashed in to it was a bit over 30 seconds.
-Titanic sank 2 hours and 40 minutes after it hit the iceberg.
- The sinking of the Titanic was predicted in 1898 by Morgan Robertson, as analysed here.
Another interesting fact is that on Titanic there was 4 Greek passengers. They all died.
ReplyDeleteApparently a cat and her litter of kittens were seen getting off the ship before it set sail..this is seen as bad luck. I think this is just rumour though.
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