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obeygiant

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Lair of King Tongmyong's Unicorn Reconfirmed in DPRK

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).

The lair is located 200 meters from the Yongmyong Temple in Moran Hill in Pyongyang City. A rectangular rock carved with words "Unicorn Lair" stands in front of the lair. The carved words are believed to date back to the period of Koryo Kingdom (918-1392).
Jo Hui Sung, director of the Institute, told KCNA:

"Korea's history books deal with the unicorn, considered to be ridden by King Tongmyong, and its lair.

The Sogyong (Pyongyang) chapter of the old book 'Koryo History' (geographical book), said: Ulmil Pavilion is on the top of Mt. Kumsu, with Yongmyong Temple, one of Pyongyang's eight scenic spots, beneath it. The temple served as a relief palace for King Tongmyong, in which there is the lair of his unicorn.

The old book 'Sinjungdonggukyojisungnam' (Revised Handbook of Korean Geography) complied in the 16th century wrote that there is a lair west of Pubyok Pavilion in Mt. Kumsu.

The discovery of the unicorn lair, associated with legend about King Tongmyong, proves that Pyongyang was a capital city of Ancient Korea as well as Koguryo Kingdom."

Seems pretty reliable!
 

Renzatic

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I've always wanted an excuse to post this comic somewhere. Shame unicorns don't come up all that often...

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I dunno why, but I bust a gut laughing every time I see this. Maybe I have a really lame sense of humor or something.
 

revjoel

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Unicorns...

Have you ever noticed that these finds are never in North America? Apparently unicorns died out before making it across the Bering Strait. :(
 

carlgo

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i guess i should look up a korean recipe to cook this
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I purchased some from Amazon, but sent it back. It is not grass-fed or free range nor organic. It is full of salt, sugar and preservatives and fat. In fact, I think it is re-labelled Spam or the horse DNA meat they found mixed in hamburger in Ireland recently.
 
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