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From: Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
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Subject: [OT] Chechnya bans music that is too fast or too slow
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:05:33 -0400
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In one of the weirder cultural laws I've ever heard of, the government
of Chechnya (which is a region of Russia, not a separate country) has
legislated that the tempo of all music played in the country must be in
the range of 80 to 116 beats per minute.

Adam Neely points out why this is decidedly "problematic":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q811R6YsM0s [10 minutes]

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Rhino