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submitted 9 months ago by Aurelius to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Whoever first domesticated fire. Whatever his name was, I forgot.

[–] superduperenigma 14 points 9 months ago

That was Ug. Really cool guy. His golf swing was immaculate, too.

[–] Buddahriffic 6 points 9 months ago

I'd bet fire was involved in his/her name. Either fire was named after the inventor or the inventor was named after fire.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I mean, that could actually be many people for all we know. Back that far it's hard to even pin down the millennia something happened.

[–] malean 4 points 9 months ago

John Fire

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Fire domestication happened before our species even existed. Who ever did it, made us possible. Great answer.