The St. Augustine Monster — 1896 and the giant octopus nobody wanted to believe

November 1896, a massive carcass washes up near St. Augustine, Florida. DeWitt Webb, a local physician and naturalist, examined it and estimated it at around 21 feet long and 23 feet in circumference at its widest, with arm stumps visible. He sent samples and photos to Professor A.E. Verrill at Yale……