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The most elegant first-class suites were priced at $4,350, which translates to about $75,000 in today’s money. Second-class fares were $1,750 ($24,000 today), and third class steerage was available for $30, about $350 today. First-class passengers ate their meals from fine china edged in 22k gold • The final evening meal served on the Titanic consisted of 11 different courses, including raw oysters as an hors d’oeuvre, cream of barley soup, cold asparagus vinaigrette and roast duckling.

• Four days into the Atlantic crossing, the ship struck an iceberg, one estimated at 500,000 tons, with 50 feet above the water and seveneighths of its bulk below. Icebergs are typically at their worst during April, because warmer spring temperatures melt the thick ice of the sea that has held the icebergs in place, releasing them to float free. The ship’s wireless operators received seven telegraphed ice warnings that fateful night. The final message, placed under a paperweight, was never delivered to those on the ship’s bridge. The ice field the Titanic encountered was close to 80 miles long.

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• It was not a large gash in the hull of the Titanic that caused her to sink; rather the force of the impact caused the steel rivets to pop, buckling the steel plates of the hull. Based on the ship’s speed of about 22 knots, if the iceberg had been sighted only 30 seconds sooner, the collision could have been avoided. With one knot equal to 1.516 mph, 22 knots was close to the highest speed the ship had ever reached.

• It took only two hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to sink after striking the iceberg.

The ship that responded immediately to the distress calls was the Carpathia, 58 miles away.

Unfortunately, it took four hours for the ship to reach the Titanic. The Carpathia carried the 700plus survivors into New York harbor, where the ship was met by over 40,000 people.

• Most of the victims froze to death rather than drowned in the 28º F water, where death occurred in as little as 15 minutes. When James Cameron produced his 1997 movie blockbuster, he instructed cast members on the stages of hypothermia in order to make their scenes more realistic. Cameron advised his cast, “It’s supposedly a very peaceful feeling.” The actors’ icy frozen hair was created by coating hair with colored wax.

• Of the 306 bodies recovered, 150 were never claimed. Those unclaimed were buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

• Captain Edward Smith had plans of retiring after safely navigating the Titanic to New York City, wrapping up 38 years with the White Star Line.

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THE TITANIC (continued): • The wreck of the Titanic was discovered in September 1985, on an expedition led by Robert Ballard. She lay approximately 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, 1,191 miles from New York City, 12,460 feet below the ocean’s surface. The bow and the stern were 1,970 feet apart. During Ballard’s expedition, more than 20,000 photos were shot in four days.

• Producer James Cameron made 12 trips to the actual wreckage site to conduct research for his 1997 film. His movie contains actual footage from these trips, shot on location. A replica of the ship was constructed for the film, and it was sunk in an immense tank filled with 17 million gallons of water.

A hydraulic lift was used to tilt the tank and raise and lower the ship.

• Several items recovered from the wreckage now reside in a Philadelphia museum, including Mrs. John Jacob Astor’s lifebelt, a menu from the dining room, a deck chair and a piece of wood from a lifeboat.

• The youngest passenger on the ship was Millvina Dean, just nine weeks old. Her parents were emigrating to Wichita, Kansas, where they had family and friends. Millvina, along with her mother and brother, were some of the first steerage passengers to be loaded into lifeboats. Her 25-yearold father did not survive. Millvina was also the last living survivor, passing away in May 2009, at the age of 97. Her ashes were scattered off the Southampton dock, where the Titanic had been launched. Strangely enough, her brother died on the 80th anniversary of the sinking.

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LEANING TOWER OF PISA One of the most easily recognized landmarks in the world is the Leaning Tower of Pisa, perhaps Italy’s favorite tourist attraction. Is it in danger of eventually tipping over? Follow along and see!

• The Torre Pendente di Pisa, or Bell Tower of Pisa, stands adjacent to the Cathedral of Pisa in the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles).

It is the third oldest building in the cathedral square, after the cathedral itself and the baptistery.

• Construction began on the Tower in 1173. By the time the first three stories were completed, the Tower had already begun to lean. It’s no small wonder it happened, since the city of Pisa itself takes its name from a Greek word meaning “marshy land.” The Tower’s foundations, only 9.85 feet deep, were laid on soft ground made up of clay, fine sand and shells, no match for a 14,500-ton weight. In fact, there are several other towers throughout the city that lean, and the cathedral and baptistery are sinking as well.

• Work stopped on the Tower after only five years and three stories. The architects and engineers hoped that by delaying the construction, the clay would settle and harden, something that didn’t happen. Construction did not resume for nearly 100 years, until 1272, when an architect attempted to correct the lean with a design that made the remaining stories shorter on the uphill side. Four additional floors were added, and the extra weight of these caused the Tower to sink further and lean even more. The construction halted yet again in 1278.

• The seventh story was finally completed in 1319, and in 1372 the top bell chamber was added. There are seven bells in the Tower, all tuned to the pitches of the musical scale.

• In 1990, after 20 years of studies on how to stabilize the structure, the Tower was closed to the public and corrective reconstruction began.

Because of its importance to Pisa’s tourism industry, the engineers wanted to keep the “lean.” The Tower was straightened slightly — 18 inches — by removing soil from underneath the higher side. This action brought it to its position from 1838. It was not reopened to the public for nearly 12 years, at which time it was declared stable for at least the next 300 years.

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• If you’re interested in climbing to the top of the Tower, there are 297 steps to the bell chamber.

Its height on the high side is 185.93 feet, and it is 183.27 feet on the low side, not really a very tall structure. Compare it to the St. Louis Arch at 630 feet. The walls are 13.42 feet thick at the base and 8.14 feet thick at the top.

• The world very nearly did not have the Leaning Tower to enjoy. During World War II, American soldiers discovered enemy snipers using the structure as an observation post and were ordered to destroy all buildings that could pose such a potential threat. Hundreds of buildings were blown up as a result. Due to an enemy retreat, the Tower was saved at the very last minute.

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