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Many are convinced that the old American “freak show” once demonstrated the mummy of a real mermaid, and not one a skeptic or materialist has failed to deny its authenticity so far since
Unfortunately, the exhibit was destroyed in a major fire. The man who possessed such a valuable specimen was called Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891). He was the largest American figure 19th century show business, successful businessman and beginner a politician.
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Barnum was one of the founders of circus art, showing the audience various human deviations and anomalies, as well as other wonders. Performances organized by this showman, have had tremendous popularity around the world. The presented photograph of the alleged mermaid was taken in 1865 and served as promotional material for the “Freak Show”. It was alleged that it was the corpse of a real mermaid, caught in Indian ocean.
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Alas, the amazing mummy did not long strike the imagination of onlookers. thirteen July 1865 in New York, the building where the circus, and most of the exhibits were destroyed by fire. Cause the fire is still shrouded in a veil of mystery.
- Some say that Barnum was not at all successful, and therefore set fire to own property for insurance fraud.
- Others say competitors, envious or prudes outraged by such shows.
- According to the third, the businessman was angry at the spirits of people, animals and outlandish creatures whose corpses he is barbaric demonstrated to the public.
The remains of the mysterious mermaid are still the subject conversations of curious and cryptozoologists. Quite a few people even believe that the unique mummy will certainly survive, and it’s just somewhere securely hidden. Say, when they find the corpse and conduct an examination his DNA, an unprecedented sensation is coming. Maybe science finally recognizes the existence of mermaids.
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Scientists (especially independent ones) even now do not particularly deny this fact, since most of the Earth is known to be covered in water, and science still does not know what may be hiding in the depths of the World the ocean. Suffice it to recall coelacanth fish, which are long time was considered extinct or even mythical, however these days oceanologists have proven that they are still found in marine the depths.
About the mermaid Barnum again spoke recently when New Zealand ufologist Scoot Wallace puts forward a bold assumption regarding the nature of this corpse. The researcher believes that speech maybe not about the mermaid, but about the representative of extraterrestrial civilization. A photograph of the exhibit’s head that has survived to this day demonstrates a creature with a large forehead, large deep-set eyes and with a small mouth, while the nose of the humanoid appears to be is absent. As you might guess, such a “look” is more corresponds to an alien than a mysterious mermaid …
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