- The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 — 109 years ago.
- The wreck was discovered almost 36 years ago, on September 1, 1985.
- While there have been many movies, books, and research about the ship, you might be surprised to hear these Titanic secrets and those onboard.
1). Eight people alone died during the Titanic ship's construction.
2). The 700 third-class passengers had to share two bathtubs in the Ship.
3). It is rumored that a few men dressed up as women to get a spot on a lifeboat.
4). At least 13 couples were celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic.
5). Only one woman actually went down with the ship and survived, Rhoda Mary Abbott.
6). The movie ended up costing more to produce than it cost to build the Titanic, which was the largest and most luxurious ship, even when adjusted for inflation.
7). And though it was the biggest ship in the world, it still took 73 years to find its wreckage.
8). When the wreck was found, it finally confirmed reports that the ship had, in fact, broken in two. This was a long disputed issue.
9). The whole wreck could be gone by 2030.
10). During one of the expeditions to view the wreckage, a bowler hat was discovered inside a passenger's closet, right where he left it.
11). One of the ship's cooks, Charles Joughin, survived much longer in the cold water than others because of the copious amounts of whiskey he had drunk.
12). And an appalling disaster it was. Over 1,500 people died — though only four of those were women from the first class.
13). Of the 1,500-plus who perished, only 300 were recovered. One of the bodies recovered was called the "Unknown Child" and wasn't identified until almost 100 years later.
14). The last remaining survivor passed away in 2009 — she was just 2 months old when the ship sank.
Millvina Dean Titanic survivor.
15). A lucky few bought tickets but never boarded the ship, such as Milton Hershey, J.P. Morgan, and Guglielmo Marcos.
16). Captain Edward Smith really did go down with the ship, though it's unclear what his final moments were really like.
17). James Cameron's "Titanic" isn't the only movie about the ship. A Nazi propaganda film was shot depicting the events from a German perspective.
18). The ship was carrying 15,000 bottles of beer, 1,000 bottles of wine, 850 bottles of liquor, and 8,000 cigars.
19). The hangar used to build the Titanic is now a filming location — HBO's hit show "Game of Thrones" shot there.
20). While it's impossible to know for sure, a ship spotted an iceberg with a streak of red paint going along its side soon after the crash. This is believed to be the iceberg that sank the ship.
21). The ship's captain canceled a lifeboat drill that was supposed to take place the day of the sinking.
22). Of the approximately 700 survivors, only one was Japanese. When he returned home, he was ridiculed and ostracized for not going down with the ship.
23). One of the most famous survivors was the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown. She later ran for US Senate.
24). One of those four women was Ann Elizabeth Isham, who perished because she refused to leave her dog behind.
25). While many people believed the Titanic was unsinkable, not everyone did. A passenger, Charles Melville Hays, predicted an "appalling disaster." He perished in the water.
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