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Rare Beetle returns <> La Surprise!

Experts have been stumped by the appearance of a Capricorn beetle on a pavement in an industrial estate in Ashchurch, Gloustershire.  The beetle measuring over 3cm has been extinct in Britain since the start of the industrial revolution!  It’s probable that the beetle hitched a ride to the UK on imported timber. 

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In astrology, Capricorn is considered an Earth sign. In January 2008, Pluto entered the sign of Capricorn and will not leave it until 2023. Each of the previous times Pluto entered the sign have witnessed major events, including the rise and fall of Rome, the birth of Christianity and the Boston Tea Party.

Meanwhile, further south, the painting La Surprise, by the French artist Jean Watteau has sold for £12m at auction - a world record for any French old master painting sold at auction. As featured in a previous ‘Watch’ item, the painting had been ‘missing’ for some 200 years, since about the time of Charles Lamb’s journal.  Given everything that’s happening related to The Beatles at present, it’s curious that the painting features a man tuning his guitar!

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