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The real and tragic reasons the Titanic sank

The RMS Titanic is one of the most legendary ocean liners of the early 20th century. At the time, it was one of the largest and most luxurious ships ever built: a genuine triumph of modern engineering and design. But for all its incredible grandeur, the Titanic is perhaps best known for the horrible tragedy that befell it on April 15, 1912, when it struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, claiming the lives of over 1,500 passengers and crew members...

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