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.