Darwin Day is today

Even though it's old and faded, this is one of my favorite T-shirts. It commemorates the day of Charles Darwin's birth, 200 years ago---and that just happens to be today, February 12th.


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Anonymous said…
I'd heard that Darwin and Lincoln shared the same birthday, but I hadn't realized they were born the same year. There were a lot of Lincoln celebrations in the area today, but I don't think anyone else covered Darwin.

Of course, to me today is the anniversary of when my cat Kathryn gave birth to her kittens on top of my mother who was napping. That was 35 years ago when Pamela, John, Penny, and another white long haired kitten who's name escapes me at the moment came into this world. All gone, of course....

I like the shirt....
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