Sinko de Mayo
5 May 2018Humor about cargo lost in the Titanic's sinking leading to the creation of the Cinco de Mayo observance has been taken too literally by some.
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The Unsinkable Titanic
Was the Titanic ever advertised using the word 'unsinkable'?
Titanic First Ship to Use an SOS?
Was the Titanic the first ship to send an 'SOS' distress call?
The Swim Test
Did a university implement swim tests at the behest of a benefactor whose child had drowned?
Man Trapped in Titanic Hull
Was a dockyard worker trapped inside the Titanic's hull?
Titanic Sister Ship Gigantic
Was the Titanic's sister ship originally named the 'Gigantic'?
Titanic No Pope
Was the Titanic cursed because its hull number read 'NO POPE' backwards?
Last Song on the Titanic
What was the last song played by the Titanic's musicians?
John Jacob Astor Titanic Quote
Did Millionaire John Jacob Astor make an archly humorous quip when the Titanic collided with an iceberg?
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