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For Over 50 Years, Chicago Public Schools Required Male Students to be in the Nude While Attending Swimming Classes. Only Female Students were Allowed to Wear Swimsuits.

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In most countries, swimming lessons are attained during the curriculum process. Swimming test certificates are required for further training in aquatic abilities. Many countries have established a minimum swimming level that children should achieve by the end of primary school, in most cases with the assistance of school swimming classes that are part of the […]

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Captain Edward John Smith

Edward John Smith, the Captain of the Titanic, was also the Captain of the Olympic when She Collided with a Warship in 1911. The Collision Delayed Titanic’s Maiden Voyage

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The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line. The vessel sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. But did you know that Captain Smith was also the Captain of the Olympic? Captain Edward

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Whale Tail

The Whale Tail on Cruise Ships is Designed to Direct Diesel Exhaust Over the Stern and Away from the Passengers

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You’ve undoubtedly seen the towering whale tail embellishing ships belonging to a prominent cruise company if you’ve traveled the oceans. The attractive and functional red, white, and blue funnel with fins on both sides. But do you know what this is for? On cruise ships, the whale tail is used to deflect diesel emissions over

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Elephant

How Well Elephants Swim?

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If you enjoy watching animals on television, you may have seen elephants in the wild playing with water. Even at a safari park, elephants are frequently seen splashing about in their enclosure’s pool. Elephants clearly enjoy the water, which is quite evident. But how well can elephants swim? Elephants can swim for long distances. They

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Whale poo

How Did A Group of Divers End Up in a Poopnado?

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Whales are a diverse and widely distributed group of marine mammals. They are an unofficial suborder of Cetacea, which usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. However, whales, dolphins, and porpoises are members of the order Cetartiodactyla, which includes even-toed ungulates. Hilariously, there was a whale that sprayed an insanely large amount of poop all over some

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Charles Joughin

How Did Charles Joughin Survive the Titanic?

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The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. More than 1,500 of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard died, making the

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How Many Bathtubs Did Third Class Passengers on the Titanic Have Access To?

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A massive replica of the sunken RMS Titanic is currently being built. Titanic II is a planned passenger ocean liner that will be a working modern-day replica of the said ship. Building a working replica of the Titanic has been floated several times, most notably following the resurgence of interest following the release of James

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What is the Real Story About the Elderly Couple Who Died on the Titanic?

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While the director of the Titanic movie, James Cameron, may have taken artistic liberties in creating stories about the people aboard the so-called unsinkable ship, there are factual characters in the film as well. We see an elderly couple hugging on the bed as the ship sinks towards the film’s end. But did you know

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