The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.

Considering all the ecological data, there seems to be an evolution in the associations of ostracods throughout time.

If you don’t cut that out, I’m going to whomp you so hard your head will spin!

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