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    How are there still so many deaths 10 years before and after the Titanic sank?

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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      My guess is that, due to less effective methods of record keeping, not everyone was immediately identified and declared dead.

      As for why people died BEFORE boarding the Titanic but still count, I’m afraid that I don’t have any non-gruesome theories 🤷

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      Some people are just better at holding their breath than others I guess.

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      I like to think that this graph is just a rough representation, not an absolutely accurate drawing.

      Partly /s