Titanic Facts

The filming of the movie 'Titanic' cost more than the Titanic itself!

Three dogs survived the Titanic disaster—two Pomeranians and one Pekingese—all from first-class cabins.

The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.

No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.

Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room palace outside Philadelphia, closed to the public for more than 80 years. It was built for the Widener family. A father and son, George and Harry, boarded the Titanic in 1912 and never came home. Inside were more than 2,000 artworks that later helped found the National Gallery of Art. This fall, for the first time in generations, the doors open. You can walk in.

Violet Jessop was aboard the RMS Olympic when it collided with a warship in 1911. She was on the Titanic when it sank in 1912. She was on the Britannic when it hit a mine in 1916. She survived all three and died peacefully at 83 on dry land.