The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 for a store promotion by an advertising employee of the department store Montgomery Ward.

There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic.

The term "mayday" used for signaling for help (after SOS) comes from the French "Maidez" which is pronounced "MAYDAY" and means, "Help Me."

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