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Queuing 'killed Titanic passengers'

More British passengers on the Titanic died than Americans because they queued, an Australian researcher believes. David Savage, of Queensland's University of Technology, explains why he believes the British stereotype of being polite - even when faced with disaster - led to more casualties.

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