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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 1H 7M

The Doomsday Fish

from We’ve Always Been Weird

A fish that can supposedly predict natural disasters lives deep in the ocean, floating through the twilight zone where only 1% of light reaches. They're considered extremely rare and have origins in Japanese folklore where they serve as messengers for the god of the sea. They are also huge!!!! Measuring up to 36 feet, they're the longest living bony fish and are thought to have inspired sea cryptid tales of yore <3georgia aquarium livestream: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/oarfish video: https://youtu.be/2U2NNVX08EQ?si=_0ZeoKqXpIOBZhiSsources:yokai.comhttps://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/oarfish/https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2023/11/08/oarfish-known-doomsday-fish/https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/exhibits/oarfishhttps://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/oarfish-regalecus-glesne/wikipediahttps://seahistory.org/sea-history-for-kids/oarfish-harmless-fish-or-deadly-sea-serpent/https://www.surfer.com/news/30ft-doomsday-fish-cabo-oarfish-videohttps://www.marinebio.org/species/oarfishes/regalecus-glesne/https://oceana.org/marine-life/oarfish/https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/07/01/oarfish-survival-guide-so-you-have-found-a-mythical-sea-serpent-how-to-prepare-for-your-impending-doom/https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/giant-oarfish-the-doomsday-fish-of-legend-that-supposedly-foreshadows-earthquakestheme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! [email protected] you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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