14. There Was an Onboard Post Office
Few realize that Titanic functioned as a floating post office, staffed by five dedicated postal clerks and carrying over 3,000 sacks of mail. As the ship went down, the clerks desperately tried to save the mail, sacrificing their own lives in the process. The wreck site still holds countless undelivered letters—a haunting reminder of the lives and stories lost. Read more at Smithsonian Magazine
