Some of us are still asking ourselves why the passengers with life vests didn’t swim to the rescue boats in order to save their lives. The point is, the ocean had a temperature of around 0°C Celsius (32°F). If the catastrophe's victims would have swum, their body temperature would have sunk 35 to 50 times faster than it did anyway and they would have died even earlier – without any chance of being rescued.

In the movie, we can see the ship breaking apart in the middle whilst sinking. For many viewers, that still seemed absolutely unbelievable, but it did really happen that way. In 1985, when the wreck was finally found on the bottom of the ocean it became clear that the ship did in fact break apart...

In order to get some more statistical facts in here, let’s have a look at the figures of the catastrophe's survivors. From all the 2207 passengers, who intended to travel to the US with the "Titanic", just 711 people survived the tragedy on April 12, 1912. Sad, but true.

The final fact is a travelling tip for all fans of Titanic: If watching the movie is not enough for you, it's time to go to Fox's Baja Studios in Mexico, where you can take a look at the original movie set. A must-see for all true fans of James Cameron's epic blockbuster!