In honor of Charles Darwin’s birthday today, February 12, we have put together some quotes to celebrate the illustrious man. Of course, Darwin has gone down in history as a celebrated naturalist whose book, The Origin of Species, changed the way we look at the world and initiated studies of adaptive radiation.

Sharks get a bad rap. I blame Hollywood. There are less than 20 shark attacks in the US per year (according to National Geographic). In 1996, 2,600 Americans were injured by room fresheners. ROOM FRESHENERS. 

When I was 5, I fell off a chair at a family dinner (because I was being too wiggly) and broke my collar bone. I don’t remember a whole lot about the experience but I do remember that I got a lot of life saver gummy candy, coloring books, and my favorite uncle sent me The Little Mermaid on VHS. (I still have it.)