What in the world? North Korea thinks it's found an ancient unicorn lair!

@schulzie (4061)
United States
December 2, 2012 12:26am CST
I saw an article yesterday in the news that claims that North Korea thinks it's found an ancient unicorn lair! The government's official news agency reported that archaeologists have discovered a unicorn lair belonging to King Tongmyong, the founder of the ancient Korean kingdom of Koguryo. These archaeologists claim the lair dates back to 1392. The site is located just 220 yards from a temple in the city of Pyongyang, and they claim it is marked with a rock that says "Unicorn Lair." It's kind of weird, don't you think, that if it is marked like that then how could it be undiscovered for more than 600 years? Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!
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@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
4 Dec 12
This is comming from a country that believes Santa is fake but unicorn is real? I should dig up some dirt in my back yard & call it, "Dragon's Den"... Some of the creatures, or likeness of them, may have existed millions of years ago... But this sounds like what some of the news people are calling it, "Government Propaganda"... I don't know, just my two cents...
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
5 Dec 12
You never know, but I think if they can excavate some relic or skeleton or fossilized remains then we're talking! Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
@onlydia (2808)
• United States
4 Dec 12
The Korean Central News Agency reports that archaeologists made the extraordinary discovery when they spotted a rectangular rock carved with the words "unicorn lair" 200m from the city's Yongmyong temple. The report quotes Jo Hui Sung, director of North Korea's history institute, explaining how the find tallies with information in history books from the 16th century. He says: "Korea's history books deal with the unicorn, considered to be ridden by King Tongmyong, and its lair. "The temple served as a relief palace for King Tongmyong, in which there is the lair of his unicorn."The motivation for the North Korean news report is unclear There has been speculation that the report may be a spoof response to the Onion's satirical article declaring that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is "the sexiest man alive for 2012". That article attracted worldwide attention after China's Communist Party newspaper apparently neglected to confirm it was a joke and published it as fact. Others have suggested the story has a political aim - to assert the supremacy of North Korea over its more prosperous southern neighbour. It claims that the unicorn discovery "proves" that Pyongyang in the north was "a capital city of Ancient Korea as well as Koguryo Kingdom". That is what I found on it. Oh my what a day of reading on the internet.
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
5 Dec 12
That's what I saw too. Interesting story, huh? Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
2 Dec 12
Stranger things have happened! I don't know if I truly believe in unicorns but heck how do I know. I know they have found lots of things that are almost unbelieveable....so this could be something that is true.
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
2 Dec 12
You're right. It could be possible that in the past horses could have had a horn like a rhino I suppose. It would be weird, but if they did exist they are extinct now. Interesting story though... Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
2 Dec 12
Somebody is trying to pull our leg, I think. Has anyone ever seen a unicorn for real? You make a very good point though. With a sign in place it would have been hard to not know where it had been.
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
2 Dec 12
You never know, but if they did exist no one alive now would have seen one first hand. Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
@trisha27 (3494)
• United States
3 Dec 12
Okay, I know they've seen a sign and all, but how do they even know that that sign that has unicorn lair is even real, or it could just be a fake you know, or someone could have put it up there for some silly joke. Either way, I don't think it is real. I think there should be more proof instead of just some silly sign.
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
5 Dec 12
I agree with you Trisha. I think there definitely has to be more proof than that sign. Now if they found an intact skeleton or something, you know that had not been tampered with or something like that then I think it could be believeable. Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
• Philippines
2 Dec 12
Hello schulzie, hard to believe, even in China, they claimed to have uncovered and alien relic, with a ancient breed of chinese-alien person who once work as the slave of the little green men. I think it was just an attack to the onion news that kim is so called sexiest man alive! hahaha, don't take it seriously, none of that is real to boot
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
2 Dec 12
I really don't think it's real, but it was fun to read about! Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
2 Dec 12
they think that people are that gullible I dont think they found anything!
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
2 Dec 12
I don't think they found anything either. It's a funny story though! Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!