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I understand that the carved mammoth's tusks can be worth millions, but

> The market for powdered rhino horn in Vietnam is partly due to a belief it can cure cancer. By the time it reaches Vietnam, the horn will be worth more than its weight in gold.

So they even sell based on myths and legends? What insanity. I thought museums would pay for this. Not to mention the work an life conditions in these remote regions of Russia. This is one hell of a documentary.

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My educated guess based on the limited information in the article is the high grade stuff becomes decor of some sort. I suspect it's the chips and scraps from that process that get turned into magical cancer curing penis pills or whatever.

Social media is filled with myths and legends - almost certainly there has never been more misinformation and disinformation - and people act on them all the time. Lots of people die because of them.

And if you wonder how much people will pay, look at a lot of cryptocurrency, stock scams, etc.

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