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Throughout history, trivia has always been more than a game.

In ancient Greece, scholars tested each other’s wit in symposiums. In 12th-century Baghdad, thinkers debated questions in bustling libraries. Even in medieval Europe, monarchs used riddles and logic games to assess the sharpness of their advisors.

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Neanderthal Meets Denisovan

🎙️ Marquee Event of the Day

On August 22, 2018, the journal Nature published the DNA results of a 90,000-year-old bone fragment found near Siberia’s Anuy River. It belonged to a first-generation human hybrid — half Neanderthal, half Denisovan — offering the clearest evidence to date of cross-species reproduction in our ancient lineage.

📌 Why This Matters

This wasn’t just a rare find. It redefined how we understand ancient human migration and interaction. It showed that Neanderthals and Denisovans coexisted — and mixed — in ways we hadn’t fully grasped. And it adds new depth to what it means to be human.

🎯 Could You Pass Prehistoric Anthropology 101?

Put your knowledge to the test with today’s quiz on ancient human history.

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