12 Haunting Facts About The Titanic That You've Never Heard Before.
1. There was a Japanese survivor who escaped the ship. But when he returned to Japan, he was shamed, and told he should have gone down with the ship.
2. One of the most emotional moments of the Titanic film is when the band members continue playing to calm down the passengers. And this ACTUALLY happened. They played for hours after the ship hit the iceberg.
3. If the iceberg had been seen only 30 seconds before it was, and the Captain was notified, the accident could have been avoided.
4. Milton Hershey, a.k.a. the man who's behind one of the greatest chocolate bars of all time, had tickets to be on the Titanic, but changed his plans.
5. The four smokestacks that have become so famous, and associated with the ship? The fourth one didn't even work! It was totally just for decoration.
6. More than half of the lifeboats on the ship were not filled to capacity.
7. Only one ocean liner in history has been sunk by an iceberg: Titanic.
8. There had been a sort of life boat drill planned for the day before the ship sank. It would allow passengers to actually practice what to do in the case of an emergency. It was cancelled.
9. The infamous iceberg that brought the Titanic to her knees has been floating around since around 1,000 B.C.
10. The budget for the James Cameron film Titanic was actually higher than the budget spent on building the ship in real life.
11. The chef was one of the survivors from the ship, and his survival is credited to the amount of liquor he drank right before going underwater, which kept his body temperature up.
12. The Californian, another ship in the Atlantic that night, was not very far from the Titanic. But the communication to them was delayed, and they were unable to rescue the many passengers.
Miss World 2014-Miss South Africa-Pictures
The 2014 Miss World contest has been held at London's ExCel centre. After parading in their national costumes, evening gowns and showing off their dance moves, the 120 women from around the globe were whittled down to one overall winner, Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss.
Former Blue Peter presenter Tim Vincent hosted this year's contest alongside the reigning 2013 Miss World Megan Young
Contestants dance in national costumes during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium
LMFAO's Sky Blu croons his new single We Love Girls! as Miss United States Elizabeth Safri strides past
Ellie McKeating representing Scotland performed a wee Highland fling
Miss Slovenia Julija Bizjak
Miss Mongolia Battsetseg Turbat
Miss France Flora Coquerel
Andrea Forfori Aguilera, Miss Bolivia, looks ready to fight for the crown
Miss Thailand Maeya Nonthawan shows off her flexibility
Miss England Carina Tyrrell shows off her evening gown during the formal wear section of the final
Miss India Koyal Rana
Miss Gabon, Miss Ethiopia, Miss Curacao and Miss Chad take centre stage
Following the national costume section, the women then paraded in their evening gowns. Here's Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss in a pale pink number
Miss South Sudan Awien Kuanyin-Agoth
Miss Tukery and Miss Zimababwe lead contestants across the stage
Miss Venezuela Debora Menicucci parades in her gown during the grand final
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