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Re:Darwin's Children Drew All over the "On the Origin of Spe... by jkingsman on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @12:11PM (#43707137)
For such a giant of the scientific community, he was after all human.

My two favorite journal entries:

"But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything."

"I am going to write a little Book for Murray on orchids and today I hate them worse than everything."

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Re:Darwin's Children Drew All over the "On the Origin of Spe... by rolisz on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @12:38PM (#43707472)
Huh, I feel much closer to Darwin now
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Re:Darwin's Children Drew All over the "On the Origin of Spe... by moffkalast on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @01:13PM (#43707860)
"I cannot brain today, I have the dumb"

Me too Charles, me too.

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Re:Darwin's Children Drew All over the "On the Origin of Spe... by pfdietz on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @01:22PM (#43707986)
He had chronic nausea (possibly abdominal migraine), so I'm not surprised he was feeling poorly.
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Re:Darwin's Children Drew All over the "On the Origin of Spe... by zabzonk on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @07:32PM (#43711461)
"I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before"
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