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TIL that in 1914, four empires claimed to be successors to the Roman Empire; the German Empire, Russian Empire, Ottoman Empire and Italian Empire. All of them collapsed because of WW1 except for the Italian Empire, leaving them as the only empire to claim succession from the Roman Empire.

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KOGBR TIL the spotted white porcelain anemone crab has highly unusual seafan-shaped claws which it uses to filter the water while sitting on top of an anemone by first collecting mucus from its host anemone's tentacles and then using that to attract and gather small sea creatures and plankton for food.
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1Jx8 TIL there’s an amateur auto racing circuit in the U.S. called the 24 Hours of LeMons. Racers have a $500 budget to buy and prepare a used car for the events, and the grand prize winner receives a cash prize of $501.