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  • Natural Curiosities A Curious Twist (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, History

Natural Curiosities

A Curious Twist (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, History
For centuries, superstition ascribed magical powers to the mythical unicorn. When the first tusks of the narwhal were brought to Western Europe, it was sold as unicorn corn, although the Vikings knew the whale species much earlier. The ...See moreFor centuries, superstition ascribed magical powers to the mythical unicorn. When the first tusks of the narwhal were brought to Western Europe, it was sold as unicorn corn, although the Vikings knew the whale species much earlier. The giant tooth's natural purpose remains a matter of speculation, especially as it's usually restricted to males. The twist is assumed to have a hydrodynamic stabilizing function. Snailhouses are generally twisted, a highly successful, strong design, as with the extinct ammonites, who ruled the seas a long time before the dinosaurs. For snails, it enabled conquering land. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Director
Stephen Dunleavy
Producer
Stephen Dunleavy
Composer
James Dorman (music)
Editor
Michael Chichester (as Mike Chichester)
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Status
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Updated Feb 19, 2013
Release date
Feb 19, 2013 (United Kingdom)

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