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Why have humans collected crystals for 780,000 years? Chimpanzees may hold the answer


Chimpanzees showed a remarkable attraction to crystals, choosing them over ordinary stones and studying them with intense curiosity. The results suggest that the same unusual features may have fascinated early humans long before crystals had any practical use.

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