MerFacts

  • The word "merperson" comes from the Latin word "mare," meaning "sea," and the word "person," meaning "person."
  • Merpeople use the streamlined power of their fins to swim at speeds above 30 knots. In fact, they claim that they are able to surpass 40 knots but just don't feel like it.
  • Do you have trouble telling mermaids and mermen apart in the murky deep? Avoid awkward moments with this handy tip: mermaid fins glow under a black light.
  • Like whales and dolphins, merpeople have the ability to communicate through song. In general, though, they find it easier to simply talk to each other.
  • Under the merpeople's religious doctrine, mackerel is considered the holiest fish.
  • The most popular sport among merpeople is swimming. Second most popular: jai alai.
  • Sperm whales are the loudest animals in the world, so merpeople find them quite annoying.
  • Merpeople considered "Queen of Broadway" Ethel Merman to be an enormous fraud.
  • The most cheeseburgers ever consumed by a merperson in one sitting is zero. Merpeople do not enjoy cheeseburgers.
  • A group of merpeople is known as a "slap."
  • Merpeople sleep for 14 hours a day, if they are really lazy.
  • Sailors often mistake manatees for mermaids even though their accents are completely different.