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licuala t1_j9cb14n wrote

Reply to comment by cksc51 in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

I read that any corpses are estimated to have completely disappeared by the end of the 1940s.

In any case, no bodies have been found in or around the Titanic. Suggestive pairs of shoes is the closest we've got.

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_ovidius t1_j9c9407 wrote

Reply to comment by big_duo3674 in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

Was only a toddler when they found it but remember being fascinated by a photobook on the wreck when I was about 10. It's deteriorating rapidly throughout my lifetime everytime I see a new doc on it, looks in decent shape here.

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StrikingDegree7508 t1_j9c73tw wrote

Reply to comment by cksc51 in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

I remember when they first found the Titanic, one of the survivors said something like “Please don’t disturb the wreck, that’s my father’s grave.” And that’s kind of how I’ve thought about it ever since, although it’s been 84 years since I’ve seen that interview and I can’t quite trust my memory.

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desolateheaven t1_j9c4e05 wrote

Reply to Touch wood: luck, protection, power or pleasure? A wooden phallus from Vindolanda Roman fort by akskigirl

Unlikely women or men in a Roman fort were using this object to insert in their vagina or anus for thrills. Or indeed to torture someone, they had much more vicious instruments. The phallus was the image of Roman power, and was literally as common as MacDonalds Golden Arches are today. Much more so. This will freak some of you out, (I hope it does), but the cock was as wide-spread in the Roman Empire as the crucifix or cross in Medieval Europe. It was a symbol of a value-system.

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MithridatesX t1_j9c3mdm wrote

Reply to comment by ANALOGPHENOMENA in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

Your comment doesn’t make sense.

The “superstructure” of a ship is the decked structure above the waterline/shell. So the white upper decks are the superstructure.

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INAGF t1_j9byt50 wrote

Reply to Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator

What is a reliable news source for academic developments? I want to keep up with new findings and (major) studies. I want to be up to date with new breakthroughs and the like.

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