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  2. For The Love Of Water: A Real-Life Mermaid - AOL

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    "The process of becoming a mermaid was quite indirect," says Linden Wolbert, a Los Angeles- based real-life mermaid. An avid swimmer since the age of 3, Wolbert fondly remembers the first time her ...

  3. Mermaiding - Wikipedia

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    It is difficult to determine exactly where the term "mermaiding" was coined; but some of the first professional freelance mermaids appeared on the world scene around 2004, Hannah Mermaid, Mahina Mermaid, and Mermaid Linden, who were all playing with the term. A little later on, the term was brought to a wider use and community by Iona the ...

  4. What it's like to be a 'real life' mermaid - AOL

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    At the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, the ladies make mer-life look easy -- but getting those fins on isn't a swim in the park. "It does take a lot to get ready the tails are so custom fit that it's ...

  5. Are mermaids real or a fin-tastic fable? The history and ...

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    Take, for example, Disney’s 2023 remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the 2023 Netflix documentary “MerPeople” and Fairgrounds St. Pete, an immersive art and tech experience home to ...

  6. Merfolk - Wikipedia

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    This mythical southern mermaid or merman is recorded in Ren Fang 's Shuyi ji "Records of Strange Things" (early 6th century CE). [44] [45] In the midst of the South Sea are the houses of the kău (Chinese: 鮫; pinyin: jiao; Wade–Giles: chiao [46]) people who dwell in the water like fish, but have not given up weaving at the loom. Their eyes ...

  7. Mermaid - Wikipedia

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    A mermaid with two tails is referred to as a melusine. Melusines appear in German heraldry, and less frequently in the British version. [363] A shield and sword-wielding mermaid is on the official coat of arms of Warsaw. [366] Images of a mermaid have symbolized Warsaw on its arms since the middle of the fourteenth century. [367]

  8. 'Real-life' mermaid swims with tiger sharks to promote ... - AOL

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    You could call her a professional mermaid of sorts. One woman risked her life to swim with some of the most dangerous sea creatures in the world. Dressed in only a tiny costume with no diving gear ...

  9. Mermaids in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    A group of mermaid princesses who become pop singers to fight evil. Mermaid Saga: 1984–1994: A Japanese animation series in 3 to 4 volumes, depending on the country release distribution. It was based on the manga series of the same title by Rumiko Takahashi, which tells that when a person eats the flesh of a mermaid, they can gain immortality.