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Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk

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Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk

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Narwhals have nature's only straight tusk, a single tooth up to three meters (10 feet) long, so strange they were sold as magical unicorn horns during the Middle Ages.

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Similar with swordfish. If they speared food they’d have difficulty removing it without hands.
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  Those old Looney Tunes cartoons tell a different story.
  
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    rethinks life decisions

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