On this day in 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of natural selection, was born in Usk, Wales. He died in 1913.
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Poor Wallace, he's always been overshadowed by his more famous partner.
Gromit.
Big deal, so he discovered "natural history" - it's not like he discovered natural selection or someting ;-) [you have a typo in your caption]
(Hangs head, and fixes error)