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...just kidding. The latest Giant Squid catch measures in at 6m and 230kg. Bert Tober's trawler, Zeehan, was approximately 40km off the coast of Portland, Australia when it netted the monster on Sunday at a depth of 500m. Apparently, it took ten men to put the squid in the freezer.
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