The US Sun
By Michael Havis
4:14 ET, Mar 3 2022
Updated: 4:41 ET, Mar 3 2022
A MUMMIFIED “mermaid” said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be probed by scientists in order to reveal its true nature.
The mysterious 12-inch creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off the Japanese island of Shikoku, between 1736 and 1741, and is now kept in a temple in the city of Asakuchi.