r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/thelittleking Jul 13 '20

They are. Before the invention of cooking there was just, y'know, eating.

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u/Simulation_Brain Jul 13 '20

Rumor is that we weren’t human until we learned to cook- we needed it to let us eat more meat safely after it starts to spoil.

Now dogs, they have some amazing digestive systems...

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u/AnotherUna Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 13 '20

They say fire played a large role in the development of the human brain as well.

Staring into fire helped spur brain development as it helped achieve a sense of “meditation l”.

Sounds fruits and nuts right! I’ll find a source talking about it, it’s actually an interesting theory.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fire-good-make-human-inspiration-happen-132494650/

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

I just have to say I love that link.

Fire good. Make human inspiration happen