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Unicorns are real!! (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP
Ha ha good one nt Kalidurga Jan 2013 #1
But they still can't fart rainbows! longship Jan 2013 #2
Do they giggle? Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #3
they are merunicorns d_r Jan 2013 #4

d_r

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4. they are merunicorns
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 08:18 PM
Jan 2013


from wikipedia:

Some medieval Europeans believed narwhal tusks to be the horns from the legendary unicorn.[23] As these horns were considered to have magic powers, such as the ability to cure poison and melancholia, Vikings and other northern traders were able to sell them for many times their weight in gold. The tusks were used to make cups that were thought to negate any poison that may have been slipped into the drink. During the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth received a carved and bejeweled narwhal tusk for £10,000—the cost of a castle (approximately £1.5–2.5 million in 2007, using the retail price index)
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