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There are two best descriptions for “TITANIC”. First, it was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during its voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. The sinking of Titanic was considered as one of the deadliest maritime accident in modern history with a death toll of more than 1,500. (Wikipedia)

While the second one, it's an American romantic-tragic film, which was shown in 1997 and was directed, written, co-produced, co-edited and partly financed by James Cameron. It was an imaginary story of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its catastrophic voyage. (Wikipedia)

But little did we know, there are some other interesting facts that can be linked to “TITANIC”. Here's the top 10 amazing facts about the ill-fated ship. I hope you enjoy reading these!

1. The musicians continued playing music for hours as the ship sank.
2. The allocated budget of "Titanic The Movie" exceeded the total cost of the ship itself.
3. The Titanic's chief baker "fortified" himself with alcohol and thus survived the freezing water for 2 hours until he was rescued.
4. Most lifeboats launched off the Titanic were not filled to capacity.
5. The Titanic could have been saved if it wasn't for a 30-second delay in giving the order to change course after spotting the iceberg.
6. Chocolate magnate, Milton Hershey, canceled his reservations for the Titanic due to last minute business matters.
7. The iceberg that sank the Titanic began its journey sometime around 1000 BC.
8. The Titanic is the only ocean liner to ever be sunk by an iceberg.
9. The Japanese who survived the Titanic crash was called a coward in his country for not dying with the other passengers.
10. Kate Winslet, who played Rose in Titanic, hates the song "My Heart Will Go On", and said it makes her feel "like throwing up."

I am a big fan of "Titanic - The Movie" and expect more articles about this in the coming days.