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Miss Unsinkable
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Miss Unsinkable

Miss Unsinkable Violet Jessop boarded the Olympic in 1911. It collided with a warship. She lived. She boarded the Titanic in 1912. It hit an iceberg. She lived. She boarded the Britannic in 1916. It hit a mine and sank. She lived.

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