11-02-2019, 01:54 PM
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The first mermaids were actually manatees. Yes, you read that right. The myth of the mermaid likely originated with manatees. Mermaids have been characters in myths and stories at least as far back as Homer's Odyssey, which was written in the 8th century BC, and many explorers thought that these unusual sea creatures (which they only got a glimpse of) were actually mermaids.
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