Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk
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“Narwhals possess a unique, straight tooth that can grow up to three meters long. This unusual feature was historically mistaken for the horns of mythical unicorns during the Middle Ages.”
Why It's Weird
The natural world continues to prove that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. The moderate weirdness score suggests this is unusual but not completely unprecedented.
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