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Some human species may have made occasional use of fire as early as 800,000 years ago. By about 300,000 years ago, Homo erctus, Neanderthals and the forefathers of Homo sapiens were using fire on a daily basis.

— Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011)

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