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The Feejee mermaid, a famed 19th-century hoax, was marketed as a mummified mermaid from Fiji but was actually a composite of a monkey’s upper body and fish tail. P.T. Barnum’s masterful promotion thrived on public skepticism. #mermaid #hoax #ptbarnum https://connectparanormal.net/2026/08/26/the-feejee-mermaid-a-19th-century-hoax-explored/