Titanic Facts That'll Float Your Boat...114 Years Later

Titanic Facts That’ll Float Your Boat…114 Years Later

Ty 21 hours ago

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I wouldn’t consider myself a Titanic expert, by any means.

BUT:

My email handle is actually “tytanic87,” so I have a bit of experience in the field.

114 years ago today, the most famous ship in history sank into the North Atlantic Ocean — three hours after striking an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14 — during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City

You know the broad strokes. The iceberg. The lifeboats. Celine Dion.

But the actual details of what happened, some unmade decisions made and the sheer absurdity of how preventable it all was — are somehow even wilder than the movie.

Here are some chilling facts about one of the most infamous disasters in human history.