Last week marked the centennial of the historic sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. Here's how the anniversary was commemorated:
- The iceberg that sank the Titanic inducted into the International Iceberg Hall of Fame
- 1,000,000 people joined hands by the Southampton dock and pictured Kate Winslet naked
- British newspapers honored the anniversary by breaking out their seldom-used 100-point headline font
- Carnival Cruise Lines flashmob where passengers dressed in period costumes and fought over lifeboats
- Day trips to the middle of the Atlantic to watch whatever ships happened to be sinking
- Riverboat casinos offered guests $50 in free chips in exchange for going whole day without saying "sinking" or "Titanic"
- The Anti-Iceberg League sponsored its annual Melt-a-Thon, encouraging everyone around the world to burn as much fossil fuel as possible
- Watched that movie…what was it called?…the ship going down…right, Poseidon Adventure
- Little get-together on a houseboat
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