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Nic | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Whoever handled fire the first time or created the wheel.
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SatsMcd | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Nah. The “caveman” argument doesn’t hold water. 
A. They weren’t real 
B. A rock is round. And rolls naturally.  Fire comes from lightning hitting a tree. Natural.
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Nic | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Didn't need to be a caveman. Someone had to be the first to figure out how to control fire and using round rocks as wheels. We have no idea who they were.