TIL about the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, a small steamer who, in the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, was filled with so many lifeboats that it became unstable and eventually sank, leading to the deaths of 844 people. smithsonianmag.com Submitted by Sebastianlim t3_znznkb on December 17, 2022 at 6:05 AM in todayilearned 48 comments 1,293
vemenium t1_j0lou87 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 4:46 PM “You always hear after a ship crashes that the only thing that survives are the lifeboats, so why don’t they just make the whole ship out of lifeboats?” early 20th century hack comedians Permalink 1
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