1. The full title of Darwin’s book was On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection, Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life.

2. The first edition of the book did not contain the word ‘evolution’, though its last word is ‘evolved’.

3. The sixth edition, published in 1872, mentions ‘evolution’ eight times, with another six uses of ‘evolve’ or ‘evolved’.

4. The phrase ‘survival of the fittest’, often associated with Darwin, was coined by biologist Herbert Spencer after reading Darwin’s work.

5. An “evolutionary response to the colour red” has been offered to explain why goalkeepers in red jerseys save more goals in penalty shoot-outs.

6. The science of kissing, including its evolutionary significance, is called philematology.

7. Belief in evolution is highest among Icelanders (80 per cent) and lowest in Turkey (24 per cent).

8. ‘Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution’ is an anagram of ‘Oh-ho! Words verify Natural Selection’.

9. The animal most frequently mentioned in Darwin’s Origin Of Species is the pigeon.

10. “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation,” (Pope Francis, 2014).