Day 263 of 365
September 20
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History The Cognitive Revolution
Around 70,000 years ago, humans developed unprecedented cognitive abilities: language, abstract thinking, and cooperation with strangers. This 'cognitive revolution' enabled religion, art, trade, and eventually civilization. It may have resulted from a genetic mutation.
💡 Did you know?
Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthals for thousands of years before Neanderthals went extinct!
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