s.s. great northern postmarked may 18, 1918

You can't be talking like that, statics homework

RMS Queen Elizabeth

My high school had these robot babies that would scream for half an hour straight with no warning, just like real babies, and there was literally nothing you could do to get them to shut up. I had mine go off during a geometry test and had to leave the room to wait it out, and when I complained to the teacher, she basically told me that I should remember that if I was ever thinking of having premarital sex or whatever. I wasn't allowed to retake the test, either. Luckily I was a nerd, so I had done enough extra credit that it didn't really impact my grade much, but I'm still a bit bitter about that.

In all fairness, it's been over a decade and I still don't want kids, so I guess it did the job. I'm sure that teacher is very proud of me.

okay americans i gotta ask because as an European i grew up with lots of american shows and cartoons and in a lot of them there was an episode where they give the protags a doll or an egg or a bag of flour or whatever and told them pretend to be its parents or something

OTD 159 years ago:

The SS Sultana, dangerously overcrowded with returning Union soldiers, many of whom starving, sick, and wounded from poor conditions in southern prisons, exploded on the Mississippi from a faulty boiler. She caught fire and began to sink. 961 crew, passengers, and soldiers, both Union and Confederate, died that night. The explosion was caused by quick, incompetent repairs to a buckled pipe in the boiler room , and greed. May those 961 live who burned and drowned, who would never see their loved ones again, rest in peace.

booktok videos should be categorized as some sort of threat to public health

the france, french line's sole four-stacker, at le havre postcard ca. 1900s

I’d like to place a loan…..

nordd. lloyd's pennsylvania postcard ca. 1900s

OTD 112 years ago:

RMS Carpathia docked in New York with 705 unexpected passengers

The Carpathia was met by hundreds of friends, family members wanting to find out what happened to their loved ones, and many reporters trying to get firsthand reports of the disaster.

A watercolour study in Procreate of 'Into the Night' by E. D. Walker for the 112ᵗʰ anniversary; time-lapses available here and here 💙

On this day, 112 years ago:

RMS Titanic goes down, taking the lives of 1,496 people. The world is forever changed.

Put salt in your baked goods. Put salt in your desserts. Just do it. Please. Salt isn't just for savory, it's literally a flavor enhancer so even a pinch can take a meh recipe to one people can't stop eating. Listen to me. Your cookies and cheesecake bars are bland and uninteresting. I'm taking your hand. I'm guiding you with a gentle touch to the back. We can do this together. Trust me.