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To: SunkenCiv
Fuel has always been a precious commodity and you used what you had.

Interesting research.

Especially the part about the fish. I seem to remember there was quite a controversy back a few years ago because they did not think we had been cooking for that long.

16 posted on 04/22/2026 8:38:20 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
>>Especially the part about the fish.

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Yet today people will pay money to eat raw fish so they can get pin worms just like their early ancestors that did not know about fire use.

19 posted on 04/22/2026 8:55:17 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; SunkenCiv
...you used what you had...

Including various species of dried dung. Wet ones were difficult to ignite.

28 posted on 04/22/2026 11:12:30 AM PDT by GingisK
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