"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
Friday, December 29, 2017
In south Florida where I live the best part of winter is watching it on TV.
Wikipedia: The Celsius scale, also known as the centigrade scale, is an SI scale and unit of measurement for temperature. As an SI derived unit, it is used by all countries in the world, except the U.S.
I didn't know the United States is the only country in the world that uses Fahrenheit (water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°).
Early this morning it was 68 degrees (20 degrees Celsius) in south Florida. Where I used to live in Chicago it was 9 degrees (-12.778 Celsius).
Later today in south Florida it will be 77 degrees (25 Celsius).
The problem is everyone wants to live here so it's too crowded. Also there is no snow skiing and no snowball fights. The leaves never change color in autumn. I might go back up north some day.
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