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The Mystery of the Fiji Mermaid Remains - Check out upcoming issue 736.
"Often appearing as Half Monkey Half fish the Fiji Mermaid first appeared in the Western World in the early 1800’s a denizen of the Far East and parts unknown.
The first mention of a real mermaid in the 19th century was a purported sighting published by the Kentish Gazette in 1809 . Several letters from Canterbury residents with details descriptions of a mermaid captured the imagination of readers far beyond the papers circulation as news spread."