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You might find this article from the Smithsonian about the two men born on the same day into polar circumstances who had commonalities in their loves, griefs, logic, talents, and contributions more enjoyable than memes, though I'll insert the illustration for a counter-visual.

How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World

Born on the same day, Lincoln and Darwin would forever influence how people think about the modern world



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A small excerpt:

Lincoln and Darwin can be seen as symbols of the two pillars of the society we live in: one representing liberal democracy and a faith in armed republicanism and government of the people, the other the human sciences, a belief that objective knowledge about human history and the human condition, who we are and how we got here, exists. This makes them, plausibly, “heroes.” But they are also amazing men, something more than heroes, defined by their private struggles as much as by their public acts.

A bonus of it for me was that I learned a new word from it, uxorious. I like it when that happens.
 
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