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Admiral Farmer at 14:01, July 31, 2022

2022-07-31T14:01:23Z

Admiral Farmer: /* Mermaids in Popular Culture */

2022-07-26T22:57:56Z

‎Mermaids in Popular Culture

Pokeria1: /* Mermaids in Popular Culture */

2019-07-06T11:52:10Z

‎Mermaids in Popular Culture

Pokeria1: /* Mermaids in Popular Culture */

2017-08-13T23:18:12Z

‎Mermaids in Popular Culture

Pokeria1: /* Mermaids in Popular Culture */

2017-08-13T23:17:53Z

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DavidB4-bot: /* Explanations for Mermaids */clean up & uniformity

2016-07-13T15:57:00Z

‎Explanations for Mermaids: clean up & uniformity

Pokeria1: /* Explanations for Mermaids */ Personally, I find that claim hogwash (otherwise, there definitely would have been sightings by our forces during World War II at the latest), but regardless adding thi

2013-10-25T01:10:58Z

‎Explanations for Mermaids: Personally, I find that claim hogwash (otherwise, there definitely would have been sightings by our forces during World War II at the latest), but regardless adding thi

OscarJ: sp

2009-11-27T19:10:54Z

WesleyS: recat

2009-02-22T16:08:36Z

recat

Foxtrot: bolding, added another term

2009-01-11T19:44:39Z

bolding, added another term

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 ==Mermaids in Popular Culture==
 *A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was supposedly responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''), is in the works, with Halle Bailey as Ariel.
-*In [[Spongebob Squarepants]], [[King Neptune]] is depicted as a merman. In [[The Spongebob Squarepants Movie]], it is revealed that Neptune has a mermaid daughter named Mindy.
+*In [[Spongebob Squarepants]], [[King Neptune]] is depicted as a merman. In [[The Spongebob Squarepants Movie]], it is revealed that Neptune has a mermaid daughter named Mindy. Although in the TV show, Neptune has a son named Triton, while Mindy is not once mentioned, and only had a short cameo in the 20th anniversary special.
 *In the [[video game]] [[Zoo Tycoon]]'s expansion pack [[Marine Mania]], to get a mermaid, place a mermaid statue in a premade tank. A mermaid will come to life and live in said tank.
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 ==Mermaids in Popular Culture==
-*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''), is in the works, with Halle Bailey as Ariel.
+*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was supposedly responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''), is in the works, with Halle Bailey as Ariel.
 *In [[Spongebob Squarepants]], [[King Neptune]] is depicted as a merman. In [[The Spongebob Squarepants Movie]], it is revealed that Neptune has a mermaid daughter named Mindy.
 *In the [[video game]] [[Zoo Tycoon]]'s expansion pack [[Marine Mania]], to get a mermaid, place a mermaid statue in a premade tank. A mermaid will come to life and live in said tank.
 [[Category:Mythical Beasts]]

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 ==Mermaids in Popular Culture==
-*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''), is in the works.
+*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''), is in the works, with Halle Bailey as Ariel.
 *In [[Spongebob Squarepants]], [[King Neptune]] is depicted as a merman. In [[The Spongebob Squarepants Movie]], it is revealed that Neptune has a mermaid daughter named Mindy.
 *In the [[video game]] [[Zoo Tycoon]]'s expansion pack [[Marine Mania]], to get a mermaid, place a mermaid statue in a premade tank. A mermaid will come to life and live in said tank.
 [[Category:Mythical Beasts]]

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 ==Mermaids in Popular Culture==
-*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'', is in the works.
+*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''), is in the works.
 *In [[Spongebob Squarepants]], [[King Neptune]] is depicted as a merman. In [[The Spongebob Squarepants Movie]], it is revealed that Neptune has a mermaid daughter named Mindy.
 *In the [[video game]] [[Zoo Tycoon]]'s expansion pack [[Marine Mania]], to get a mermaid, place a mermaid statue in a premade tank. A mermaid will come to life and live in said tank.
 [[Category:Mythical Beasts]]

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 ==Mermaids in Popular Culture==
-*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A sequel and a prequel have been released since.
+*A [[Disney]] film called [[The Little Mermaid]] was released in 1989 and was responsible for rejuvenating Disney. The film involved a mermaid who, unhappy with her current surroundings, fell in love with a human. A prequel TV series, sequel and a prequel film have been released since. In addition, a live action remake of the film, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who previously wrote ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'', is in the works.
 *In [[Spongebob Squarepants]], [[King Neptune]] is depicted as a merman. In [[The Spongebob Squarepants Movie]], it is revealed that Neptune has a mermaid daughter named Mindy.
 *In the [[video game]] [[Zoo Tycoon]]'s expansion pack [[Marine Mania]], to get a mermaid, place a mermaid statue in a premade tank. A mermaid will come to life and live in said tank.
 [[Category:Mythical Beasts]]

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 ==Explanations for Mermaids==
-Mermaid sightings are often from afar. It is commonly believed that the ancient mariners who saw mermaids saw [[manatee|manatees]], [[sea cow|sea cows]], [[sea lion|sea lions]] or another marine creature due to sailing conditions at the time. However, the mermaid myth has expanded to modern times.
+Mermaid sightings are often from afar. It is commonly believed that the ancient mariners who saw mermaids saw [[manatee]]s, [[sea cow]]s, [[sea lion]]s or another marine creature due to sailing conditions at the time. However, the mermaid myth has expanded to modern times.
 ==Mermaids in Popular Culture==

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	*In the [[video game]] [[Zoo Tycoon]]'s expansion pack [[Marine Mania]], to get a mermaid, place a mermaid statue in a premade tank. A mermaid will come to life and live in said tank.		*In the [[video game]] [[Zoo Tycoon]]'s expansion pack [[Marine Mania]], to get a mermaid, place a mermaid statue in a premade tank. A mermaid will come to life and live in said tank.

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−	A '''mermaid''' is a mythical sea-creature, with the upper parts of a human female and the lower parts of a fish. The male equivalent is a merman.	+	A '''mermaid''' is a mythical sea-creature, with the upper parts of a human female and the lower parts of a fish. The male equivalent is a '''merman''' and collectively they are known as '''merfolk'''.

	==Explanations for Mermaids==		==Explanations for Mermaids==