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  • [Disaster fact 1] The sky in the famous painting "The Scream" is red probably because of the worldwide effects of Krakatoa's eruption in 1883, which launched particles in the air that changed the sky color for about 5 months.

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  • [Disaster fact 2] The red stuff dropped from airplanes to put out forest fires is named Phos-Chek and it also acts as a fertilizer.

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  • [Disaster fact 3] The story that the Titanic engineers remained inside the ship till the end to keep the electricity running didn't actually happen.

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  • [Disaster fact 4] 30 years ago, you had 15-17 minutes to escape a house fire. Nowadays you only have 3-5 minutes (due to more plastics and petroleum-based products in the house as well as more open floor plans, bigger rooms, and higher ceilings).

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  • [Disaster fact 5] On July 17, 1955, within a week of Disneyland opening, operator error resulted in the caboose of the Disneyland Railroad crashing and derailing. During the ensuing commotion, the brakeman at fault "quietly left the scene of the accident, exited the park, and was not seen again".

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  • [Disaster fact 6] The superstition about whistling in a theatre originates back when theatre sceneries were massive backdrops raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to indicate scene changes. Because absentminded whistling by an actor could cause an accident, whistling is frowned upon even today.

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  • [Disaster fact 7] A guide dog named Roselle led a group of people including her blind owner down 78 flights of stairs before the North Tower collapsed on 9/11. She only stopped to give kisses to a woman who was having a panic attack.

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  • [Disaster fact 8] During the Harlem Riot of March 19, 1935, 3 people died and $2 million worth of property was damaged. It started over a complete misunderstanding about something that never happened.

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  • [Disaster fact 9] In 2011, a 134-hour documentary showing a cruise ship (MS Nordnorge) on its voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes was transmitted live and non-stop on Norwegian television. Approximately half the population of Norway tuned in to watch.

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  • [Disaster fact 10] After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on Japan before the United States did.

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