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'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' refers not to depth, but distance travelled whilst submerged

The book title 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is referring to the distance traveled and not the depth. 20,000 leagues depth would put Captain Nemo through the Earth and 15% of the distance to the moon.

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1. The English title of the book "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" refers to the distance traveled while under the sea and not to a depth, as 20,000 leagues is over six times the diameter of Earth

2. Jules Verne penned a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" called "The Mysterious Island" that told Captain Nemos back story.

3. A famous book about a submarine adventure was written in 1870 by the French author Jules Verne. It was titled 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. This science fiction book increased the interest in submarines and their design.

4. Many movies have been made that feature submarines including The Hunt for Red October, K-19: The Widowmaker, Crimson Tide, U-571, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

5. Hetzel and Verne fought over Captain Nemo's character and background in the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. A compromise was made and it was published in 1869.

6. ‘milky seas’ where vast areas of ocean, up to 6000 miles across, glow. There have been 235 reports of it since 1915, and it even appeared in Jules Verne's ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’. It wasn’t until the mid 80’s that that it was found to be caused by bioluminescent bacteria.

7. David Fincher was set to direct a remake of Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but dropped out when Disney wouldn't let him cast Channing Tatum as Mr. Land.

8. Despite being written in 1870, a proper English translation (IE one that does not fiddle with the book's content) of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea wasn't produced until at least the 1960s, possible as late as the 1990s

9. The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride at The Magic Kingdom was shut down by park employee conspirators.

10. The first movie with scenes filmed underwater was 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea(1916).

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The French corvette Alecton attacked a giant squid in 1861, inspiring the fictionalized squid attack in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?