Skeptoid #963: Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century.

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0:00.0	Could it be that Gloucester, Massachusetts, a charming small New England town with a rich history of fishing and shipbuilding, is home to an undiscovered species of giant sea monster cavorting about in its harbor?
0:17.0	If it is, nobody has seen the Gloucester sea serpent lately, but that wasn't the case back in the early 19th century when it terrorized the town for two whole years.
0:29.4	Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent is coming up right now on Skeptoid.
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1:25.2	Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent.
1:29.0	Welcome to the show that separates fact from fiction, science from pseudoscience,
1:33.6	real history from fake history, and helps us all make better life decisions by knowing
1:38.3	what's real and what's not.
1:41.0	Just over 200 years ago, the fishing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts on the United States
1:46.5	East Coast was plagued by a rash of sea monster sightings.
1:51.3	They lasted two years.
1:53.3	The monster never hurt anyone or damaged anything, but it remained inside Gloucester Harbor,
1:58.6	putting itself on display for the people.
2:01.9	Eventually, the sightings ceased, and the mystery of what this creature was has remained unsolved
2:07.7	ever since.
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