Today, November 24, is World Evolution Day. of Evolution. The event is dedicated to Charles Darwin's book The Origin of Species, UNN reports.
This popular science work was published on November 24 1859 and became a real revolution in biology.
Thanks to this book, the theory of evolution appeared, which is currently is currently the basic theory in explaining the origin of life on our planet and the development of of living organisms.
It is interesting that Darwin doubted the correctness of his scientific conclusions and did not want to publish the book. He was persuaded to do so by his by his friends.
The theory of evolution is based on the fact that every kind of living organisms can change according to their individual genetic characteristics, each living organism is able to reproduce rapidly to increase its population, natural selection is population, natural selection consists in the survival and preferential production of offspring of those members of the population who are most adapted and adapted to the existing conditions.
Every year, shopping enthusiasts look forward to the last Friday of autumn to make a large number of purchases with maximum discounts.
Black Friday is an event that originated in the United States and quickly gained popular in many countries around the world.
The origin of the term "Black Friday" is not fully known. According to one version, shopkeepers used to record expenses in their accounting books in red ink, and income in black. As Christmas approached there were more and more "black" entries.
The activity of customers on this day can reach astronomical 3000%.
In contrast to Black Friday, many countries also have is the Day without Shopping. The event was founded in 1992 by Canadian advertising specialist advertising specialist Ted Davey.
The idea of the Day Without Shopping is to protest against the imposition of excessive consumption of products and goods on society by marketing and advertising. of products and goods.
Since 2008, various events have been held on November 24 on the occasion of World Walrus Day. The event was launched by the World Wildlife Fund and the and the Marine Mammal Council.
Walruses are one of the largest pinnipeds in the world, weighing males weigh up to 1,500 kilograms.
The purpose of today's event is to draw public attention to the fact that due to global warming and the decrease in the ice cover of the globe, walruses are forced to change their haulouts. Animals become vulnerable, die, and their population in the wild is decreasing.
In Ukraine, today we can celebrate the unofficial Day of the logistician, November 24 is also World Information Day, International Day of Systems Engineer Day, and Carmenere Wine Day.
According to the church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of the Martyr Catherine of Alexandria.
The girl was born in the fourth century into a wealthy pagan family and received a good education. One day she met a Syrian monk by chance, and after a conversation with him she was baptized.
According to legend, she once dreamed of the Mother of God with a baby in her arms and in her arms and handed her a wedding ring.
Then the emperor Maximin came to Alexandria for a pagan festival. Maximinus. He was struck by Catherine's beauty and began to persuade her to renounce Christ. She refused and was tortured. Then an angel came down from heaven and stopped it.
After that, the emperor's wife and many people from his and many people around him believed in Jesus Christ.
All of them and Catherine were executed by order of the emperor.
Catherine, Gregory celebrate their name days on November 24, Eugene, and Mark.