While filming Titanic in Nova Scotia, someone spiked the crew’s chowder with PCP. Over 60 people were hospitalized, including director James Cameron. Cameron was even stabbed in the face with a pen by another crew member. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Charles Lightoller
Charles Lightoller survived his first shipwreck at age 15 and later survived the Titanic. During WWI he sank a German U-boat by ramming it. Using his private boat, he rescued over 100 men from the beaches of Dunkirk during WWII. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Second Officer who survived Titanic and saved 130 lives at Dunkirk | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
Fun Fact – Secret Cold War Investigation
The wreck of the RMS Titanic was found during the Cold War as part of a secret US Naval investigation of two sunken nuclear submarines. The Navy never expected the oceanographer to actually find the Titanic. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/titanic-nuclear-submarine-scorpion-thresher-ballard/
Fun Fact – Titanic Tours
In 2020, OceanGate will begin tours of the Titanic via their private submarine Titan at a cost of $125,000 per person. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/worlds-first-deep-diving-submarine-plans-tourists-see-titanic-180972179/
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In 1912,There was a ‘Just Missed It’ club for people who nearly sailed on the maiden voyage of the HMS Titanic but for some reason did not.
an exact replica of the titanic will set sail this
An exact replica of the Titanic will set sail this year – WTF fun facts