Unicorns exist! Just ask North Korean state news agency
Archeologists have stumbled across ancient ‘unicorn lair’ according to reports
By Christine Roberts / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, December 3, 2012, 3:49 PM
North Korea's state news agency says archeologists have stumbled upon an ancient “unicorn lair” about 220 yards from the capital city of Pyongyang.
Unicorns aren’t just figures of fantasy, according to North Korea.
The country’s state news agency says archeologists have stumbled upon an ancient “unicorn lair” about 220 yards from the capital city of Pyongyang, The Telegraph reported.
The lair, which belonged to the founder of theKoguryo kingdom, King Tongmyong, was identified thanks to a rectangular rock bearing the words “unicorn lair” that stands outside the property, the article stated.
"The temple served as a relief palace for King Tongmyong, in which there is the lair of his unicorn,” the report said.
Some have suggested that the seemingly dubious article is just the result of poor translation.
Others say that the eyebrow-raising claim could just be pay back for a story the Onion recently published crowning Kim Jong-Un as the “sexiest man alive.”
Chinese newspaper People’s Daily Online praised the announcement as an honor for the leader, despite the Onion’s reputation as a satirical publication.
But this is not the first time the state news agency has published a report that has left readers scratching their heads.
The Korean Central News Agency once reported that the country’s late leader, Kim Jong-Il, was born under a double rainbow.
Sung-Yoon Lee, a Korean studies professor at Tufts University, said to assert both Kim Jong-Un and the country’ power over South Korea.
“The intent behind this is to try to bolster up the credentials of the younger leader who is still in his 20s,” he told TODAY. “North Korea likes to make the claim that heroic blood runs in the family.”