The most famous shipwreck in history—the Titanic—was found by a man looking for a different sunken ship.

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Robert Ballard discovered the Titanic in 1985 while researching two sunken nuclear submarines. The submarines were classified military vessels; the Titanic was the goal everyone knew about. Ballard kept the Titanic discovery classified for military reasons. He found the most famous wreck by accident while searching for secret military ships. History's biggest discovery was a side effect of hidden military objectives.

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