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The episode discusses Charles Darwin's first voyage on the HMS Beagle and his friendship with Captain FitzRoy, alongside a listener's story about a chimpanzee.

This week we learn about 22 year old Charles Darwin's first trip out to sea on the HMS Beagle and his unlikely friendship with captain Robert FitzRoy sparked his theory of evolution. A listener email tells us the lengths one Serbian chimp went to find a girlfriend. Come find us at Emerald City Comic Con! Artist Alley Table R-07 Episode Tabs: Darwin Correspondence Project https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk Listener Tabs: Sami the Chimp https://www.beozoovrt.rs/heroji-vrta/sami/?lang=sr Email your closed tab submissions to:  500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki:  https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to  nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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