It’s 200 years since the origin of Charles Darwin!
Without his (and admittedly others’) imagination we would still have no idea why narwhal have horns, or what happens when dung beetles lose their taste for faeces.
In fact, we would be wholly ignorant about our planet, and how the hell we got to be on it. We would die younger too [programme 5].
So here’s to you, Mr D.
Congratulations also go out today to Abraham Lincoln for making it to 200.
