Fiji Mermaid

I snuck this picture illicitly because they said absolutely no photography, but i couldn't resist because i've read about this story so many times. This was a famous 19th century hoax where someone produced this and claimed it was an authentic mermaid skeleton. It toured the US and many believed it was real; it was one of the more famous freak-show type hoaxes of the period. It was part of the Museum of Nat HIst's current exhibition on Mythological Beasts (probably the most interesting part of the exhibit).

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