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Why did only one bronze pre-Christian statue survive in Rome?

When the Romans adopted Christianity, they massively began to destroy pre-Christian statues. The only bronze statue that survived the Middle Ages is the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, and only because the Romans mistook him for the first Christian emperor, Constantine.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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When did you first start eating crabs?

Whoever the first person to eat crab (or lobster) was, he was very brave or very hungry, or both. If you have never seen a crab before in your life, it is very difficult to imagine that you can eat it!

Crabs are so widespread all over the world and have been known to man for so long that we will never know who and when first started eating them. Probably, people who lived on the sea coasts thousands of years ago ate crabs. Crabs are found off the coast of Europe, North America, South America, India, Japan, most of the Pacific Islands, Alaska, and so on. The crab has a hard shell on top, and claws serve as its weapons.

But in total there are more than 1000 varieties of crab, and they all differ significantly from each other. Considered a delicacy, the pea crab is less than 25 millimeters in size and is often found inside the shells of live oysters. The giant Japanese crab is the other extreme, and its body can be 30 centimeters across, and if measured with legs, it can measure 3,5 meters.

Most crabs live in salt water, although there are a few freshwater varieties. Although there are land crabs, they always return to the water to lay their eggs. A small abdominal part of a crab, which has folds, is located on the underside of its body. The eyes are located on the ends of the semblance of stalks, which the crab is able to put forward and turn as it pleases.

crabs have six pairs of jaws that work almost all the time, as crabs feed on all sorts of garbage and eat anything. Crabs are known - palm thieves from the tropics, which even climb coconut palms to feast on nuts.

All crabs have five pairs of legs. The front pair is usually equipped with pincers. The legs of the rear pair are often flattened at the ends, turning into paddles for propulsion in the water. On land, crabs usually move sideways and can run quite fast. Incidentally, the "soft-shelled crabs" that are considered a delicacy are not some special kind of soft-shelled crabs at all, but crabs that have shed their old shells, while their new shells have not yet hardened.

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