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beaglefanblog · 2 years

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I’m always thinking about at least one Second Voyage of HMS Beagle fact and right now it’s that while Darwin was exploring on land in South America he went by CARLOS and also got a HUGE kick out of the fact that nobody knew what a naturalist was and so he had this card that said “Carlos Darwin, naturalista” which he just waved around and let people believe he was some kind of mad wizard

Like “fuck if I know what ‘naturalista’ means but this gangly Englishman who turned up out of nowhere says that’s what he is and now he’s catching insects and filling his bag with rocks? maybe we should just let him do his thing?”

Ugh what a fun and silly guy

#they let men do fucking ANYTHING in the 19th century #they let white people do anything in the 19th century #they let scientists do anything in the 19th century #I posted a TikTok once about Darwin doing quirky things #and someone said “didnt some 19th century scientist throw a bunch of lizards in the ocean?#I had to say yes. that was also Darwin actually #blorbo. and I cannot emphasize this enough. from my science history #my name is Carlos and I’m a mysterious little wizard guy #please show me to your finest beetles #blorbo from my science history #CARLOS I’m not over it #history

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