On a January day in 1493 off the coast of the island of Dominica, Christopher Columbus reported seeing three “mermaids” — in reality manatees. Columbus commented that in real life, mermaids were “not half as beautiful as they are painted.”
On a January day in 1493 off the coast of the island of Dominica, Christopher Columbus reported seeing three “mermaids” — in reality manatees. Columbus commented that in real life, mermaids were “not half as beautiful as they are painted.”