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What are some incredible human feats we take for granted? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I just saw a video of the hundredth woman in space. Honestly just felt so bizzare that there's humans that have just .... left the planet. Thats insane.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

No, there's tons of records of barter in ancient Egypt, and it actually lasted until the Greeks came and forced the use of silver drachmae on them.

Gift economies existed too, but they weren't universal. Just helping family and close friends out was and is universal, but it sounds like you're thinking of more than that.