I Just Learned A Fact About The Movie "Titanic" That Will Stick With Me Forever, Like, It Took 24 Years For Me To Learn This Is How They Filmed The Sinking

So, I love a good Titanic fact.

Smiling older people sitting on a couch with a laptop
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I am who I am because of that movie!

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I was scrolling through TikTok and came across a behind-the-scenes video while thinking I had seen it all!

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I had...not.

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This was the TikTok, which was posted by @fitzdizzel48:

You're telling me that's a miniature hallway?!

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WHAT?

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For those who can't watch the TikTok, you remember this specific scene from the movie?

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Well, it was always a miniature set.

A man stares down in a miniature hallway
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It was basically a mini dollhouse.

A man places props in the hallway
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And they had only one opportunity to flood it.

A man looks at a tiny chair
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And apparently the trick worked because for 24 years, I thought this was a real movie set:

A picture of the hallway being filmed with water
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Movie magic! Go figure.

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Bye!

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