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03-28-2016, 02:29 PM
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Dierna Soul, Reporter
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Jakku
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Science: Unicorns are extinct...bummer
Yep! That's right folks!! Unicorns were very real! I say were because they apparantly went extinct some 29,000 years ago. They were more related to Rhino's than horses tho. But still...Unicorns!
Doing a bit of research it seems fossils were first discovered in 1808. But only now have they found a right nice preserved skull that shows when they went extinct (thru carbon dating and such). This drawing of one is from 1920:  http://www.sciencealert.com/a-fossil...lived-on-earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmotherium
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03-28-2016, 08:30 PM
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40 Years of TMNT
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Didn't know about these creatures, that's pretty rad.
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03-29-2016, 08:01 AM
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tactical blackquill
Join Date: May 2014
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Whoa, I love this. Adds to list of favourite animals
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03-29-2016, 08:14 AM
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The Agenda of Existing
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The Gian Rhino is a very fascinating creature, and it's so interesting to see what animals might have inspired certain mythological creatures.
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03-29-2016, 09:05 AM
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Spooky ghost
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Location: Western Australia
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That is interesting. I heard someplace that the concept of a cyclops may have originated from elephant skulls. Their nasal cavity is so large, that it could be mistaken for a large eye socket, right in the center of the skull.
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