# Archaeologists find and confirm the existence of unicorns

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**Created:** [November 30, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-and-confirm-the-existence-of-unicorns/642585 "2012-11-30T17:32:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-and-confirm-the-existence-of-unicorns/642585/1 "2012-11-30T17:32:41Z")

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[http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm](http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm)

\*Pyongyang, November 29 (KCNA) – Archaeologists of the History Institute of the DPRK Academy of Social Sciences have recently reconfirmed a lair of the unicorn rode by King Tongmyong, founder of the Koguryo Kingdom (B.C. 277-A.D. 668).  
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hella cool find

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-and-confirm-the-existence-of-unicorns/642585/2 "2012-11-30T17:35:23Z")

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And just down the street is the Garden of Eden.

Pull the other one, it has bells on.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-and-confirm-the-existence-of-unicorns/642585/3 "2012-11-30T17:40:30Z")

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And Kim Jong-un is the sexiest man alive.

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**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-and-confirm-the-existence-of-unicorns/642585/4 "2012-11-30T18:09:47Z")

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I just wish Billy Mays was still with us to share in the wondrous news…☹

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-and-confirm-the-existence-of-unicorns/642585/5 "2012-11-30T18:15:12Z")

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Man, I wish more archeological finds were labeled like this, with a rock and carved words proclaiming what it is.

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**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-and-confirm-the-existence-of-unicorns/642585/6 "2012-11-30T23:12:41Z")

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> [@Revtim](#):
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> Man, I wish more archeological finds were labeled like this, with a rock and carved words proclaiming what it is.

That’s essentially what rune stones are. If there were still Vikings around today, there’d probably be rune stones saying ᛊᛏᚫᚱᛒᚢᚲᚲᛊ everywhere.