Why Humans Started Cooking Their Food

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Why did humans start cooking their food? Discover how cooking freed up five hours a day and changed the course of human evolution. In this video, we explore the science behind why we cook and the incredible impact it had on our ancestors.

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What a Chimp Spends Six Hours Doing
What a Chimp Spends Six Hours Doing
Why Humans Started Cooking Their Food
Six hours of chewing
Six hours of chewing
Five hours a day, freed
Five hours a day, freed
Why Humans Started Cooking Their Food

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