Lost Photos of the Titanic and The Stories Behind Them

Awaiting Survivors

Mass communication was not a thing in the early 1910s. The only way these people were able to find out if their loved ones survived or not was to wait around and find out at the dock. 

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The More You Know

  • A single lightning bolt has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
  • Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually in the United States.
  • The first TV commercial didn't air until the 1940s.
  • The stars and flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes are called "phosphenes."
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