TIL that in 1933, a man named A.L. Kahn caught a massive 20-foot, 5,000-pound manta ray off the coast of New Jersey. It took hours, the help of his crew, and even several dozen gunshots from the U.S. Coast Guard to finally reel in what was called a "devil fish."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/giant-manta-ray-photo/
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