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wolfie001

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15. I was 60 years old when I found out the term "corn" meant flour in Europe

Reply to RedWhiteBlueIsRacist (Reply #14)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:16 AM

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I'm such a "quick learner" Cheers

ps- Have you heard the Yale Courses and Dr. Freeman's Middle Ages/Post Rome lectures on YT? I put them on when I get on my bike. He's so great.

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Earliest known evidence of human fire-making dating back 400,000 years is discovered in the UK [View all] highplainsdem Dec 10 OP

Probably cooking Fish & Chips. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 10 #1

lol wolfie001 Dec 10 #4

Glad you got a chuckle! It was an intentional anachronism. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #14

I was 60 years old when I found out the term "corn" meant flour in Europe wolfie001 Thursday #15

No, but will check them out. Thanks. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #16

Well, "grain" really. The Corn Laws in England regulated the sale of grain, but corn often meant "wheat" by default. eppur_se_muova Thursday #18

Mastery of fire is a key behavior that distinguishes humans from any other animal. dedl67 Dec 10 #2

Makes Sense roscoeroscoe Dec 10 #3

They were burning humans? Oh, nevermind. twodogsbarking Dec 10 #5

That long ago, they must have been Neanderthals. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 10 #6

Yes. The article (which isn't paywalled) mentions that these were probably early neanderthal people. highplainsdem Dec 10 #7

That's an incredible jump in the history of fire making. Probably implies other big time shifts coming. erronis Dec 10 #8

Some say that the Neanderthals on the British isle survived to this day. LudwigPastorius Dec 10 #9

JK Rowling wolfie001 Dec 10 #10

Nah they moved to the US where they are now known as Republicans. cstanleytech Thursday #13

I have an acquaintance of an acquaintance of an acquaintance Warpy Dec 10 #11

It is becoming increasingly obvious that humans developed advanced technology far longer ago than accepted by the Martin68 Dec 10 #12

Just don't cite Graham Hancock and his followers (including Joe Rogaine) wolfie001 Thursday #17

Yes, indeed, there are many charlatans in out there. Martin68 Thursday #21

Oh goodie! wolfie001 Thursday #22

Everyone's heard of "flint and steel", but I only heard about pyrite making sparks a few years ago, which is surprising. eppur_se_muova Thursday #19

What were they lighting, man? Kid Berwyn Thursday #20

Paleontologists have discovered that within five minutes of the discovery ... 11 Bravo Thursday #23

Come here this instant ... both of you! FakeNoose Thursday #24