Each time your liver filters alcohol, some of the liver cells die. The liver can develop new cells, but prolonged alcohol misuse (drinking too much) over many years can reduce your liverâs ability to regenerate.
HMS Beagle in the Straits of Magellan, Illustration from Darwinâs The Voyage of the Beagle. #4 Charles Darwin independently conceived the theory of natural selection in 1838. Exposed to life all over the globe during the voyage, Darwin noticed similarities among species with variations based on specific locations.
Beagle with Darwin acting as an unpaid naturalist and gentleman companion for the aristocratic captain, Robert Fitzroy. Darwin was 22 years old at the time, and Fitzroy was only 4 years older. The Beagle was a compact 90 foot long ship with a crew of 74. There was little space, even for the captain.