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rickisgreat123 t1_j76pdlp wrote

Wiki doesn't provide any extra info on this monkey unfortunately:

... a monkey called Titan, which was trained to point at a spot on the map to supposedly indicate where the Titanic was. The scientists issued an ultimatum: "It's either us or the monkey."

What does being trained to point at a spot on the map mean? couldnt anyone point to a spot on the map? and if its trained to do that, does that imply the trainer knows where Titanic was?

So many unanswered questions...

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IndigoMichigan t1_j77rc6u wrote

Might be in the same vein as that octopus who knew who was going to win matches at the FIFA World Cup several years back...

Maybe the monkey just liked pointing at a certain part of the map and the guy - with some hellishly impressive mental gymnastics - assumed "Titan... TitanIC!! He's pointing at the Titanic!"

There are many examples of more ridiculous shit spouted in human history, just look at youtube's documentation of how low some people's IQs have been just in the past 17 years!

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