Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agoWhy do humans have like no body hair if they evolved during an ice age?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy do humans have like no body hair if they evolved during an ice age?Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSovietBeerTruckOperator [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe most popular theory I know of is that there were porridge jars that had encrusted yeast on them and that ancient people just thought they were magic and that porridge stored in those just turned into beer.
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago ancient people just thought they were magic Or they understood the residue made the difference. They weren’t stupid, and understanding cause and effect is kind of our whole deal as a species.
The most popular theory I know of is that there were porridge jars that had encrusted yeast on them and that ancient people just thought they were magic and that porridge stored in those just turned into beer.
Or they understood the residue made the difference. They weren’t stupid, and understanding cause and effect is kind of our whole deal as a species.