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that Charles Darwin often gave his old papers to his children for them to doodle on. Thus, much of what survives of his original Origin of Species manuscript represents the best of his children s writing and drawings, rather than the best of his work.

Mar 28, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that Charles Darwin often gave his old papers to his children for them to doodle on. Thus, much of what survives of his original Origin of Species manuscript represents the best of his children’s writing and drawings, rather than the best of his work.

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