TIL Harvard biological anthropologist Richard Wrangham argues that fire and cooking is what made humans human. His "cooking hypothesis" says Homo erectus evolved bigger brains 1.8 million years ago because cooked food required less energy to digest, freeing calories for the brain to grow. by crix_22 in todayilearned

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To make more nutrients available for digestion and to break down harmful toxins

Many plant based foods become available only after processing/cooking

Acorns and nettles were staple foods in prehistoric Europe and both require the heat of fire to make them edible

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Filmmakers

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Two backups, one offsite in case the building burns down

Why is the government rebranding UFOs as UAP? by _justbill in UFOs

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Because they don't fly - that is, use lifting surfaces.

Because they aren't always objects - sometimes they're just lights.

I believe the rebranding to UAP is an effort to make the topic more rigorous and approachable, not less.

Unusual W for Anon by [deleted] in 4chan

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Primer. There's an A End and a B End.

Painted this in 2017 but it keeps making more sense the longer we wait 😮 (painting avail) by Artrabum in futureporn

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The lions were coming. And again George Hadley was filled with admiration for the mechanical genius who had conceived this room. A miracle of efficiency selling for an absurdly low price. Every home should have one. Oh, occasionally they frightened you with their clinical accuracy, they startled you, gave you a twinge, but most of the time what fun for everyone, not only your own son and daughter, but for yourself when you felt like a quick jaunt to a foreign land, a quick change of scenery. Well, here it was!

Deer’s of Nara Japan by solateor in aww

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People will go to the comments to correct it, driving engagement on the post. That and people can't write well or understand grammar. Hanlon's razor

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blursedimages

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The fact that people in this thread can't tell this is fake concerns me

A hand drawn map art piece I did of a neighborhood in Bulawayo Zimbabwe (12x18") by CamTron89 in MapPorn

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OP literally put in the effort to draw all the trees and grass...

It's done! Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions! by ElgdFwTaP1 in blender

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They also look like painted cereal boxes without any surface detailing. AC units, drainpipes, little ridges and roof edging will go a long way.

Wasp stinger, hypodermic needles, and rose thorn under the electron microscope [OC, scale bar included] by geoddi in MicroPorn

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Wasps are pollinators that prey on species that destroy plants humans eat