25 little-known facts about the Titanic that might surprise even the biggest fans of the movie
In most people’s minds today, the Titanic is primarily a film. But above all, it is a film inspired by the true story of the Titanic ship. Here is a list of little-known facts about what is certainly one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. It has been known as the biggest success in the history of film for a long time, James Cameron's Titanic.
1. It wasn’t a good thing to be a Japanese survivor.
The only Japanese person to survive the disaster was ostracized treated as a coward for not dying along with his countrymen on board.
2. It took 73 years to find the ship’s wreckage.
3. Saved by a night of drinking
The pastry chef drank so much alcohol before the disaster that he managed to survive two hours in the water before being rescued.
4. A Titanic movie was produced shortly after the disaster.
The first film adaptation of the story of the Titanic was made a month after the disaster. One of the actresses was a survivor of the sinking ship.
5. The Titanic was so enormous that it took 176 crew members to put the coal in the machines.
6. Milton Hershey, founder of the Hershey chocolate company, had canceled his reservation at the last minute because of his business.
7. No other ship of this kind had been sunk by an iceberg.
8. The ship was prepared for a potential accident ... but not one of this magnitude.
The Titanic was designed to take on flood waters in 4 compartments without sinking. That tragic night, 6 compartments took on water.
9. 12 dogs were aboard the ship, and 3 of them survived.
10. The iceberg that the Titanic encountered had been drifting for nearly 2,000 years.
11. An evacuation drill planned for the night before the wreck had been canceled.
12. More than half of the passengers could have survived.
In fact, the rescue boats could save more than half the passengers, but only one-third of them managed to escape.
13. Ships today have a much greater chance of encountering icebergs than those did at that time.
14. It took 2 hours and 42 minutes for the Titanic to sink.
15. Kate Winslet
The lead actress in the movie Titanic (1997) said she did not like the song "My Heart Will Go On."
16. Kim II-Sung, the founder of North Korea, was born the day the Titanic sunk.
17. The iceberg could have been avoided.
After the iceberg was spotted, there was a 30-second period before any directions were given to the crew. If a change of order had been given, the iceberg could have been avoided.
18. The budget for the movie was more than the cost of the real Titanic.
19. One of the ship’s four smokestacks was only there for decoration.
20. 13 couples were on board for their honeymoon.
21. Most of the lifeboats were not large enough to save everyone.
22. None of the 30 engineers survived.
They remained in the engine room as long as possible to allow others to flee for their lives.
23. While the ship was sinking, the on-board orchestra continued to play.
24. The Titanic had its own newspaper on board: the Atlantic Daily News.
25. The most expensive suites on the Titanic would cost up to $100,000 today.
By Straker Julia
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