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Wake up babe new Mozart just dropped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_YFaoJo8Go

"Ganz kleine Nachtmusik" was composed in the 1760s. It consists of seven small movements for string trio, lasting about 10-12 minutes. It was held in the Music Library of the Leipzig Municipal Libraries, and is a copy or transcription, not in Mozart's hand, and was therefore overlooked by previous cataloguers, but is described as itself being composed by Mozart. It has been added to his catalog as KV 648. The Libraries have released a statement with just a bit of detail, the actual discovery process being conveniently mysterious for dropping players upon. The piece was first performed (at least, with its Mozart attribution) just a couple of days ago.

Fans of Ken Hite will perhaps recall that Mozart's "The Magic Flute" is famous for its Masonic imagery. An undiscovered musical formula - seven of them, in fact! - by a great composer known for his magical connections could have all sorts of interesting properties, perhaps as seven elements serving as the lost keys for some Lodge's long-incomplete structure. The catalog number itself is 666-6-6-6: perhaps the piece was forced to hide this long so that it could acquire an auspicious number protective against evil influences by causing them to devour themselves on approach?

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Behold! The Power of Cheese!

Scientists recently determined that the mysterious substance a 3,600-year-old necklace (found around the neck of an entombed, mummified woman) was made from was, in fact, kefir cheese. This makes this the oldest cheese ever discovered.

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Originally Posted by Varyon (Post 2538563)

I must agree with the researcher. DO NOT EAT THE ANCIENT CHEESE.

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Originally Posted by Irish Wolf (Post 2538630)

I must agree with the researcher. DO NOT EAT THE ANCIENT CHEESE.

That's right up there with DO NOT REMOVE THE GOLDEN EYE FROM THE UNNATURALLY LARGE HOLY WOMAN'S SKELETON.

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Don't eat the tomb cheese. Don't drink the sarcophagus juice. Don't thaw out the permafrost worms.

Sheesh, and people wonder why scientists have the image of being no fun.

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US man, 81, sentenced to six months for creating giant hybrid sheep for hunting

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An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced on Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in central Asia and the US to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota.

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The animal has been confiscated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and is being held in an accredited facility until it can be transferred to a zoo, said Richard Bare, a special agent with the wildlife service.

Unless some PCs bust it out for [reasons].

Or it develops powers and runs amuck...

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Originally Posted by cptbutton (Post 2539027)

US man, 81, sentenced to six months for creating giant hybrid sheep for hunting

Exactly what did he do that is illegal? AFAIK there's no law against cloning or breeding livestock, people do weird reproductive stuff to domesticated animals and pets all the time.

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Originally Posted by malloyd (Post 2539047)

Exactly what did he do that is illegal? AFAIK there's no law against cloning or breeding livestock, people do weird reproductive stuff to domesticated animals and pets all the time.

He used parts from invasive species. In Montana, that's a huge no-no. He also wasn't exactly using an accredited facility or taking any particular precautions to prevent diseases from being accidentally released.

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Originally Posted by malloyd (Post 2539047)

Exactly what did he do that is illegal? AFAIK there's no law against cloning or breeding livestock, people do weird reproductive stuff to domesticated animals and pets all the time.

At first glance, smuggling meat/DNA into the US...

two felony wildlife crimes – a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act

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The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold... prohibit the import, export, transport, purchase, or sale of species when that action would violate state, federal, tribal, or foreign law.

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Originally Posted by Irish Wolf (Post 2539050)

So basically, bought from a poacher and smuggled it into the country instead of buying from a legit dealer and filling out the proper import/export forms. Sounds a lot less exciting that way doesn't it?