Titanic

Disturbed01 Published 04/14/2012

April 15, 2012 marks the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

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1.
It took 20 horses to transport the Titanic's main anchor.
2.
The crew had only 37 seconds to react when the sirens went off until impact.
3.
Lifeboat 1 carried only 12 passengers, despite it's 40 person capacity.
4.
Three million rivets were used to construct the Titanic's hull - all hammered manually.
5.
The Titanic had it's own newspaper, the Atlantic Daily Bulletin.
6.
It took 74 years to find the wreckage.
7.
A lifeboat drill was sceduled for the day the Titanic sank, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
8.
The Titanic was capable of traveling at 23 knots.
9.
900 tons - Weight of passengers baggage and freight.
10.
The Titanic had 840 staterooms.
11.
The last remaining survivor of the Titanic died on May 31, 2009.
12.
The 700 third class passengers had to share 2 bath tubs.
13.
The pressure where the Titanic lays is 5,613.7 PSI
14.
Over 6,000 artifacts have been recovered to date.
15.
The water was only 28 degrees when the Titanic sank.
16.
The Californian was only a few miles away when the Titanic sank.
17.
The Titanic was as tall as a 17 story building.
18.
The 4th funnel was only for aesthetic purposes.
19.
Of the 9 aboard, only 2 dogs survived.
20.
At the time of it's completion, the Titanic was the largest moving mad made structure ever built.
21.
It took 3 years to build the Titanic.
22.
It costed more to make the movie than to build the ship.
23.
A first class ticket could cost as much as 4,350, or 100,034 in 2012 dollars.
24.
It took the Titanic 15 minutes after sinking to reach the ocean bottom.
25.
Titanic set off with 86,000 pounds of meat, 40,000 eggs, 36,000 apples, and 1,000 loaves of bread.
26.
The Titanic was 400 miles from land at the time of the collision.

1.
It took 20 horses to transport the Titanic's main anchor.
2.
The crew had only 37 seconds to react when the sirens went off until impact.
3.
Lifeboat 1 carried only 12 passengers, despite it's 40 person capacity.
4.
Three million rivets were used to construct the Titanic's hull - all hammered manually.
5.
The Titanic had it's own newspaper, the Atlantic Daily Bulletin.
6.
It took 74 years to find the wreckage.
7.
A lifeboat drill was sceduled for the day the Titanic sank, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
8.
The Titanic was capable of traveling at 23 knots.
9.
900 tons - Weight of passengers baggage and freight.
10.
The Titanic had 840 staterooms.
11.
The last remaining survivor of the Titanic died on May 31, 2009.
12.
The 700 third class passengers had to share 2 bath tubs.
13.
The pressure where the Titanic lays is 5,613.7 PSI
14.
Over 6,000 artifacts have been recovered to date.
15.
The water was only 28 degrees when the Titanic sank.
16.
The Californian was only a few miles away when the Titanic sank.
17.
The Titanic was as tall as a 17 story building.
18.
The 4th funnel was only for aesthetic purposes.
19.
Of the 9 aboard, only 2 dogs survived.
20.
At the time of it's completion, the Titanic was the largest moving mad made structure ever built.
21.
It took 3 years to build the Titanic.
22.
It costed more to make the movie than to build the ship.
23.
A first class ticket could cost as much as 4,350, or 100,034 in 2012 dollars.
24.
It took the Titanic 15 minutes after sinking to reach the ocean bottom.
25.
Titanic set off with 86,000 pounds of meat, 40,000 eggs, 36,000 apples, and 1,000 loaves of bread.
26.
The Titanic was 400 miles from land at the time of the collision.