2. The Tragedy of the Titan and Titanic
In 1898, author Morgan Robertson penned a novella titled Futility, telling the story of an “unsinkable” ship called the Titan that met its end after hitting an iceberg. Strikingly, just fourteen years later, the Titanic suffered a nearly identical fate. The eerie similarities between the fictional Titan and the real Titanic disaster have fueled debate about prediction, chance, and the power of coincidence. More from Smithsonian Magazine
