Minecraft Snapshot 12w41a released, anvils will drop

Try not to drop this week's snapshot from a height - because it contains anvils. This week's biggest new feature is the anvil - a tool for repairing, merging, and renaming items such as tools. Beacons have been tweaked again, and this time arn't as flashy. People who attended Minecon, or have a cape for some other reason ,now have the option to turn capes off. If you got sick of that level up sound, now it only plays every five levels you gain. And as always, the usual helping of bugs and fixes is here. See the link below for the download and more info.

Source: Mojang