Lost Photos of the Titanic and The Stories Behind Them

Where To Eat

On the B deck, a restaurant called à la Carte Restaurant was strictly for first-class passengers only. This restaurant was owned by Italian businessman Luigi Gatti, who died during the disaster. There was 66 staff for the restaurant, and only three survived.

The Orchestra

The film did not fabricate the orchestra playing during the sinking. They did their best to keep the passengers calm by playing some of their most upbeat songs. It's unclear what their final song was, but some rumors say it was the only "sad" song from the set. These men were rallied as heroes. 

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The More You Know

  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
  • Humans are the only animals with chins.
  • Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.