Nearly 20 years ago, a team of anthropologists presented the finding of a fossil skull that was very chimp-like in many respects.¹ However, the skull had several unusual features that led to the claim that the ape-like creature was an early bipedal ancestor from the early stages of human evolution.

The platypus is perhaps the most evolution-defying creature on Earth.

The standard theme often given for Viking history is that of blond-haired, blued-eyed, burly men exploring, trading, ransacking, and pillaging across Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic.