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A bit of November 24th history…
1639 - 1st observation of transit of Venus - helped establish size of Solar System
1859 - English Naturalist Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species” radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology
1874 - Joseph Glidden receives patent for his barbed wire
1979 - US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange
2012 - Gangham Style becomes the most viewed Youtube video surpassing 808 million views (pictured)
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