Humans mastered fire 400,000 years ago.
Why it is true
Recent studies indicate that humans mastered fire about 400,000 years ago, not 1 million years ago as previously thought. The evidence comes from caves in Israel and shows controlled and repeated use of fire.
Source: BBC
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