2. The Real Kraken (Or The Colossal Squid)
The Kraken is a mythical beast that is legendary in the minds and hearts of pirates, sailors, and anyone who finds giant squids incredibly frightening. For the most part the legends of such creatures was dismissed as folklore, that is until 2007, when an unsuspecting fisherman brought aboard a squid so mammoth in size it could be described as nothing less than “a real Kraken”. It’s actually called the colossal squid, but that somehow seems a little less bone chilling than a Kraken. This was the largest squid that had even been caught, weighing in at a massive 900 pounds, with tentacles that stretched to around 13 feet in length. Those present said its eyes were, “as wide as dinner plates”. Fans of calamari, chew on this: if you were to attempt to bread and deep fry these tentacles, the rings would be about the size of tractor tires. The creature was frozen and can be seen on display in a museum located in New Zealand. Beware of his brother, rumour has it he wants revenge!
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