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The word Darwin, when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language. It became popular largely due to the findings of Charles Darwin regarding natural selection.The term "Darwin", when used by itself can refer to:
- Darwin, the capital city of Northern Territory in Australia.
- Darwin, a small town in the Falkland Islands
- Darwin, a small town in MinnesotaMinnesota ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: North Star State Other U. States Capital Saint Paul Largest City Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 12th225,365 km˛206,375 km˛18,990 km˛8. 4% Population Total ( 2000) D
- Darwin , a volcano on the Galapagos
Darwin is also part of the name of:
- Charles Darwin
- Erasmus DarwinErasmus Darwin ( December 12, 1731 April 18, 1802) trained as a physician and wrote extensively on medicine and botany, as well as poetry. Living in Birmingham and Lichfield, England. He was one of the founder members of the Lunar Society. He was a member (Charles' grandfather)
- Leonard DarwinMajor Leonard Darwin ( 15 January 1850 — 26 March 1943) was the fourth son and seventh child of Charles and Emma Darwin. He joined the Royal Engineers in 1871. Between 1877 and 1882 he worked for the Intelligence division of the Ministry of War. In 1890 w (Charles' son)
- Mount Darwin
- Darwin AwardsNamed in honor of Charles Darwin, a Darwin Award is a manifestation of Internet humor, a dubious/ sarcastic/ cynical honor awarded to those members of the species Homo sapiens who have improved the human gene pool by "removing themselves from it in a spec
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