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New Tourism Trend: Acting Like a Mermaid

The 'mermaiding' community fuels a global fantasy travel boom

(Newser) - Mermaid tails aren't just for kids' birthday parties anymore—they're fueling a global travel trend. At the BBC , Laura Studarus dives into the growing world of "mermaiding," where travelers strap on monofin tails and swim through springs, reefs, and kelp forests as part of an immersive...

Denmark Is Fixated on This Statue's Breasts

Peter Bech's Big Mermaid criticized as 'pornographic'

(Newser) - Denmark's culture agency is to remove an oversized mermaid statue after criticisms that it's "pornographic" and represents "a man's hot dream of what a woman should look like." The 13-foot-tall Big Mermaid statue at Dragør Fort, part of Copenhagen's former sea fortress,...

Calif. Cops Need Help IDing 'Mermaid' Woman
She Says She's a Mermaid.
Cops Need Help IDing Her
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Apr 9, 2017 5:33 PM CDT

She Says She's a Mermaid. Cops Need Help IDing Her

'Joanna,' found wandering wet and nearly naked in Fresno County, has webbed toes

(Newser) - She says she's a mermaid named Joanna, but California police are now trying to find out the real identity of a woman they found wandering in the middle of the street not far from a local casino, KFSN reports. KTLA notes the barely clothed woman with wet hair was...

Want to Make $250 an Hour? Be a Professional Mermaid
 Want to Make 
 $250 an Hour? 
 Be a Professional 
 Mermaid 
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Sep 13, 2015 7:00 PM CDT

Want to Make $250 an Hour? Be a Professional Mermaid

The 'mermaid economy' is booming, with almost 1K 'merfolk' in the industry

(Newser) - Now we understand why Ariel wanted legs. "Our legs are tied together, the fish are running into us, and it's dark," a professional mermaid tells Fast Company in the magazine's look at the seldom-discussed profession. Rachel Smith entertains guests at the upscale Sacramento lounge Dive Bar...

Feds: Sorry, Mermaids Aren't Real

Agency takes a stand after gullible TV watchers wondered

(Newser) - We know you've been holding your breath, but you can stop now: The US government has officially declared that there is no evidence mermaids exist. The strange announcement came about after Animal Planet ran a show about mermaids called Mermaids: The Body Found in May. Apparently, some people thought...

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