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Photos: After 300 years, scientists finally solve mystery of mummified Japanese ‘mermaid’
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After nearly 300 years, scientists have finally solve the mystery of a “mummified mermaid” found in the Pacific Ocean off the Japanese island of Shikoku between 1736 and 1741 and kept in a temple in the Japanese city of Asakuchi for about 40 years. Measuring 12 inches, this creature has a grimacing face, pointed teeth and hands, and hair on its head and forehead, which gives it a fairly close human appearance – yet its lower half clearly resembles a fish. According to a report published by “The Sun“, the locals have been worshiping that creature for years, believing that it gives immortality to anyone who tastes its flesh. Now, researchers from the Kurashiki University of Science and Arts t

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