Facts about Sapiens

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   Published in 2011, Sapiens became an international bestseller translated into over 65 languages, reaching millions of readers worldwide.

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   Yuval Noah Harari wrote Sapiens, a book arguing that shared myths and collective fictions are the foundation of large-scale human cooperation.

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   Domesticated wheat, barley, and legumes emerged in the Fertile Crescent around 10,000 years ago, enabling Sapiens to transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer societies to permanent agricultural settlements.

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   Sapiens' brain size stabilized at approximately 1,400 cubic centimeters roughly 20,000 years ago, despite continuing behavioral and cultural evolution afterward.

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   Between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago, Sapiens began migrating out of Africa, eventually reaching every continent except Antarctica within 70,000 years.

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   Around 70,000 years ago, Sapiens experienced a cognitive revolution that enabled complex language, abstract thinking, and fictional narratives.

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