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5 Titanic Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know
Another article about the Titanic. Go on. You know you want to click it.
We’re all pretty familiar with the story by now.
“Iceberg up ahead!”
The Titanic and the iceberg collide.
Ship goes down.
So does Leonardo DiCaprio. Enter Celine Dion.
The myths and story about the ship have captivated us for almost 110 years now. There are kid’s books about it, movies, and a freaking Broadway musical. We love the Titanic. If you didn’t have a Titanic phase at some point, you’re actually kind of weird these days.
I never wrote about it for this reason. We all know the facts. But even though my first Titanic phase was when I was 6ish, I still learn more about it every time I research it.
I know there are a lot of articles saying “you don’t know these Titanic facts” but you did, in fact, know those Titanic facts. Well, you don’t know at least one of these Titanic facts.
- Technically, there were more than enough lifeboats.
I think this is the first thing about the Titanic everyone learns. There weren’t enough lifeboats for everyone on board. And literally, that’s true. There weren’t.
