Did you know?! Before mastering fire, cave men ate uncooked meat for the first million years of human existence Crossword Clue

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MASTERING (noun)
1. becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of
2. the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made
EXISTENCE (noun)
1. the state or fact of existing
2. everything that exists anywhere

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