Mental Floss

The Poison-Detecting Secret Weapon of the Middle Ages: Unicorn Horn

In the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, Europeans knew that unicorns were real. After all, their horns were the treasured possessions of royalty, nobility, and even clergy. Charles VI of France ...
Allure

Here’s How Lush Makes Its Magical Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar

We're guessing you love Lush, the U.K.-based natural bath and shower product line for the bath bombs, the shower jellies, and the beloved Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar. If you're not familiar with the ...
Allure

This Unicorn Hair Tutorial Involves an Actual Horn

Unicorn beauty is having a major moment right now. Just on Instagram alone, there are more than 233,000 posts dedicated to unicorn hair, and another 6,300 to unicorn makeup. (It's a crazy, ...
The New York Times

That Horn, Sure, but There’s a Lot More to This Creature’s Magic

The Metropolitan Museum is an excellent place to hunt for mythical beasts. Look in almost any gallery of art made before 1900 and you’ll find dragons, sphinxes, centaurs, hydras, phoenixes and ...