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Israeli Town Will Pay $1M for Mermaid Pic

Tourists swarm town after mythical(?) creature siting

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Mermaid fever has hit the Israeli town of Kiryat Yam: Several eyewitnesses recently reported spotting the mythical creature—described as a cross between a girl and a dolphin—frolicking off the coast at sunset. Whether that’s true or not, tourists have been flocking to...   Read full story »

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