Houses Built On Top Of An Abandoned Mine
When buying a home, it is best to double-check if the house is built on a huge, cavernous, abandoned mine. In 2014, a group of residents in South Dakota didn’t check before spending a fortune for their beautiful, newly-built houses. Outlets like CBS picked up the story, which went viral. While mowing his lawn, one resident was shocked when a sinkhole suddenly appeared. A total of twelve families were evacuated. Investigators discovered a massive 600 feet long gypsum mine directly underneath the properties, which rendered the homes completely unsafe – and completely worthless.
Houses Built On Top Of An Abandoned Mine
The Titanic Sunk
The Titanic was truly a feat of engineering genius back in 1912. Costing $7.5 million ($400 million today), it was indeed a passenger ship the world had never seen before. The Titanic was more like a floating 5-star hotel with its sweeping staircase and stunning state rooms. Sadly, the maiden voyage of the Titanic also became its last. In the evening of April 15th, the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank. In spite of its cost, the Titanic actually had plenty of faults, such as poorly made rivets and only having 16 lifeboats to cater to more than 3,300 people. James Cameron’s award-winning film about the Titanic’s voyage for the studio 20th Century Fox had a box office gross of $200 million in 1997.
The Titanic Sunk
