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One hundred and eight years ago this month, an allegedly unsinkable ship - the largest, most luxurious steam liner ever built - struck an iceberg and sank, leaving nearly 1,500 of its crew and passengers dead.
Since then, the White Star Line s ill-fated RMS
Titanic has become a mainstay of popular culture, spawning traveling museum exhibits, a blockbuster film, and countless metaphors for looming doom.
Over the last century, the final moments of this maritime disaster have been revealed and picked over in excruciating detail - if you re so inclined, you can dig deeply into