Of all the mythical beasts conjured up by the creative minds of history, few are as well known as the unicorn. With the body of a horse and a large horn in the middle of an elegant head, the unicorn ...

A spectator at an open-air festival holds up a unicorn hand puppet at a concert. — Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa From keyrings and clothing to rainbow-coloured candies, unicorns seem to pop up everywhere ...