U.S. — One of the world's most revered musical geniuses was heard from for the first time in nearly two centuries, as the ghost of Ludwig van Beethoven expressed tremendous joy after hearing his magnum opus being used in a toothpaste commercial.

The ethereal specter of the world-renowned composer materialized in the Midtown Manhattan headquarters of Colgate-Palmolive — far from his final resting place of Vienna, Austria — to let the executives behind the Colgate Triple Action toothpaste line know how satisfied and overjoyed he was to hear his third symphony, "Eroica," on a televised advertisement.

"This is precisely what I dreamed of when I wrote it," Beethoven's wispy spiritual projection reportedly said. "I received so much adulation and acclaim during my life for the transcendent symp

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