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dotancohentoday at 9:46 AM1 replyview on HN

Humans had completely mastered fire by about 200,000 years ago - after 800,000 years of experimentation.

Speech is dated to around 60,000 years ago, though some say we started down that path 200,000 years ago: right when we mastered fire.


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sscaryterrytoday at 10:40 AM

Probably due to the need for profanity after getting burnt.

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