:focal(800x602:801x603)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/5e/13/5e137869-f070-4eb1-a90c-ce03c34c7ae1/gettyimages-113629181_web.jpg "The Incredible Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic |")
The Titanic sank around 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
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When snow falls, the properties of water perform a delicate dance. Snowflakes fall like dominoes fall. A piece of dust forms a crystal, and the appearance of that crystal attracts more crystals until they form long