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Inside the Real-Life Mermaid Kingdom

What a World

In the early 1960s, Jacques Cousteau dreamt up a place for humans to live underwater. There was a garage for two-man diving saucer, and the living quarters were called the Starfish House.

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Published Oct. 3 2015 12:01AM EDT

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Nina Strochlic

Nina Strochlic

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