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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/manatees-mermaids-columbus/(permalink)
Author: snopescom
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2021-02-15
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  • Evidence exists that some early seafarers and colonial explorers may have mistaken manatees for the mythical half-fish, half-human creatures known as mermaids.

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