13 actual facts about the Titanic that will shock you! (With Pictures)

3. It Could Have Been the Moon’s Fault

We all know that the Titanic hit an iceberg, which caused the ship to sink, but it is an extreme possibility that the tides from the moon could have had something to do with it. On the night that the Titanic sank, the sun and moon were in a spring tide, and the moon was awfully close to the Earth. According to scientists, the tides rose and fell exceptionally high because of it. It is a possibility that this unusual event caused the iceberg to get in the way of the ship.