Pies: It pays to be a lap dog

Evidence: 48 • authority: 72

RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. Of the 2,208 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died (estimates vary), making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. Titanic, operated by White Star Line, carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and elsewhere in Europe who were seeking a new life in the United States and Canada. The disaster drew public attention, spurred major changes in maritime safety regulations, and inspired a lasting leg…

Evidence: 48 • authority: 72

There were many animals aboard Titanic during her disastrous maiden voyage, which ended with the ship sinking on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. They included dogs, cats, chickens, other birds and an unknown number of rats. Three of the twelve dogs on Titanic survived.

Evidence: 41 • authority: 72

A total of 1,316 people sailed as passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, the second of the White Star Line's Olympic-class ocean liners, from Southampton, England, to New York City. Partway through the voyage, the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,496 people, of which around 816 were passengers. The ship's passengers were separated into three separate classes determined by the price of their ticket: those travelling in first class—most of them the wealthiest passengers on board—including prominent members of the upper class, businessmen, politicians, high-ranking military personnel, industrialists, bankers, enter…

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Lifeboats played a crucial role during the sinking of the Titanic on 14–15 April 1912. The ship had been supplied with 20 lifeboats that, by lifeboat capacity of that time, could accommodate 1,178 people, a little over half of the 2,207 on board the night it sank. Although the number of lifeboats was insufficient, Titanic in fact complied with maritime safety regulations at the time and even went over regulations by adding four collapsibles. The sinking highlighted that the regulations were outdated for passenger ships. Additionally, it was not anticipated that all passengers and crew would require evacuation at the same time; it was believed that Titanic could float long enough to allow a…

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