This is a great thread, and every example posted is beautiful. I had not heard of the Pan-European picnic, and found it absolutely fantastic to discover.
I like to think of moments in human history that are beyond our memory, and can only be imagined. The first human who knew that wood burnt, and knew that wood warmed up when working it into a tool, and put 2 and 2 together. The scene in Quest for Fire where the Everett McGill character watches another human create fire, he has an emotional breakdown at the thought of life for his people suddenly becoming 1000 times easier.
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