The Myths of The Sinking of Titanic
Riley Wedlake
Did the Mummy of Amen-Ra actually sink the Titanic?
There is a myth that the Mummy of Amen-Ra sank the Titanic. It has been proven to be false. At the time people thought this mummy to be a curse. One person bought it and his house supposedly burned down. The rumor started when William Thomas Stead brought the mummy lid aboard. His friend Douglas Murry. started spreading rumors about it being on board. The mummy was not on board rather just the coffin lid.
Mummy of Amen-Ra
This was the mummy of Amen-Ra. It is now in a museum in Europe.
The Fake Funnel
The fourth funnel on the Titanic was a fake. It only had three working funnels. The fourth funnel was put in to have fresh air and release heat. A worker climbed up it and was getting air from the top at one of the ports and people thought that he was death himself. No one knew that this funnel was a fake.
Time Travelers
Some people actually believe this myth. It says that time travelers came back in time to see the titanic and the collective weight of all the time travelers sank it.
Did the serial number of the Titanic spell NO POPE?
Did the Titanic hit another boat before crashing into the iceberg?
No. Although it almost hit another boat it did not. The titanic did in fact hit the other boat that was just another myth on the Titanic.
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