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NARWHALS can sense lies and
LIE
evil
Unicorns D E T E C T O R S thoughts.
UNICORN BASICS FACT
The name “unicorn” is taken from Latin.
Uni means “one.” Cornu means “horn.”
Narwhals are nicknamed “unicorns
of the sea.” Their tusks can
be nearly 10 feet (3 m) long.
Over time, unicorns were described as looking like horned
horses. They kept their cloven hooves. They are usually
white. But they can be any color, even silver or pink.
Unicorn horns are called alicorns. They are
magical. It was once thought that, when ground into a
powder, alicorn could cure illnesses and counteract
poisons. Alicorn powder was used in medicine as
recently as 1741. But what were people really using?
Some “alicorns” were probably the spiraling tusks of
narwhals. Others may have been rhinoceros horns.
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