stories were published in the press, and the story of the Mummy of Amen-Ra actually being aboard the fateful liner was born. NO POPE - The often related story regarding Titanic's 'anti-Catholic' hull number is a myth. After the disaster, rumours began to spread that Titanic's hull number, 360604, when written badly and viewed through a mirror, spelled out 'No Pope'. In the staunchly religious Belfast, this was seen as almost blasphemous by the devout Catholics, and certainly unlucky for the ship. The reality is that this was probably 'a bit of fun' started in some protestant pub adjacent to the shipyard's of Harland and Wolff . Titanic's hull number was of course '401', which even the most amateur Titanic fan will tell you! RUBAIYET OF OMAR KHAYYAM - Omar Khayyam (1048 - 1122) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, and a copy of his work, 'The Rubaiyet', was present aboard Titanic . This was no ordinary copy though; the cover was a peacock design made from gold and studded with over 1000 rubies and emeralds. It had just been purchased at auction for 405 and was being taken to its new home in New York. The Rubaiyet is often mentioned when talk of salvage arises, but it is hardly a priceless treasure. It certainly wouldn't pay for the costly salvage expedition required to find it, which could cost millions of dollars to undertake, without any guarantee of success. UNSINKABLE - Over the years Titanic has been described as