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For other uses, see Mermaid (disambiguation). A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover.
Carbonated water is water in which carbon dioxide gas has been dissolved, thus creating tiny bubbles. Itâs what gives soft drinks their almost irresistible effervescence, but its allure is thousands of years old.