10 Unusual Facts You Didn't Know About The Titanic

8. The Titanic Had Some Very Strange Cargo Including Dragon's Blood

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As well as its 2,224 passengers and crew, Titanic was also carrying a vast assortment of cargo, which was as wide and varied as its passengers, ranging from cases of champagne to a Renault Type CB Coupe De Ville.

Perhaps one of the strangest items on the ship's cargo list were 76 cases of €˜'Dragon's Blood'€™. It's not quite as odd or as sinister as you might think; it is a name given to a bright red plant resin used for dye, medicine, and incense.

Although the blood of fire breathing monsters was not actually aboard the ship, in the wake of the sinking, all manor of rumours sprung up about magical and cursed items that had been hidden in the ship's cargo hold. These rumours included that of a cursed mummy that had been smuggled aboard, the curse leading to the calamity.

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