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Strange Facts About the Titanic

Although the Titanic sank more than 100 years ago, most people today are aware of this unthinkable tragedy. What they don’t know is what really occurred on board. Take the adventure of Violet Jessop, a nurse aboard the Titanic, who miraculously survived the disaster. She also survived the sinking of the Britannic–Titanic’s sister ship–years later in the Aegean Sea. But there’s more. Jessop was a passenger on the RMS Olympic, the eldest of the sister ships, when it collided with a British warship. Though it didn’t sink, it was remarkable that Jessop was on board all three unlucky ships. This is just one of 10 strange facts about the Titanic in the following episode of Top Trending.

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Billionaire Extravagance

It’s nice to be rich. Just ask some of the planet’s billionaires, who can lay out the cash in the most eccentric manner. Take Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, an avid automobile collector, who spent $48 million on his 38th addition to his garage–a diamond-encrusted Mercedes Benz. Among other jewels, the car is decorated with Swarovski crystals. The body, the tailpipe, the wheel rims, the logo and even the door handles are covered in diamonds. Top Trending features nine other “toys” purchases by the richest of the richest.

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Shocking Moments On Live TV

Natural disasters, terrorism and outright mayhem are major components in the 10 most shocking moments ever recorded on live TV, including the 9/11 tradgedy. Check out nine other bizarre moments in this edition of Top Trending.

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True Conspiracy Theories

What were once terrifying widespread conspiracy theories were actually real events that happened. One such theory in the early 1960s was the U.S. government’s goal to provoke a war with Cuba through nefarious means. America’s top military leaders joined forces to provoke a war that would involve fake acts of terrorism on U.S. soil. Luckily, President Kennedy rejected the idea. Top Trending features nine other conspiracies that were once thought to be fantasy.

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North Korea’s Bizarro World

There are only 28 hairstyles that are legal in North Korea. Men can choose from 10 styles of short haircuts, while women have 18 options. Married women, however, can only have short hair. This is just one of 11 shocking facts about North Korea. Tune in to view 10 others in this edition of Top Trending.

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No Luck At All

A lady in Louisiana called “the unluckiest woman in America” refused to move away from her native state despite losing five homes to hurricanes. After she had lost four homes, the A&E reality show, “Hideous Houses,” called and offered to do a $20,000 makeover on her fifth home. As her bad luck would have it, Hurricane Isaac demolished the structure a few months later. Check out nine other of the unluckiest people on the planet in this edition of Top Trending.

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Facts to Blow Your Mind

Ever read something that blew your mind? How about the fact that you would have shelled out $3.5 million to buy the parts to make an iphone in 1991. In fact, today’s iphones have more computing power than the computers used on the Apollo 11 moon landing. Following are nine more mind-bending facts produced by Top Trending.

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Danger On the Job

Cleaning windows on skyscrapers is right up there among the most dangerous jobs on the planet. The job, of course, is weather dependent, especially where wind is involved. A mere 15- to 20-mile-per-hour gust will halt work for the crew. In New York alone, 75 workers died cleaning windows between 1983 and 2008 and approximately eight on average are injured every year. Take a gander at nine other dangerous jobs in this edition of Top Trending.

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