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Re:The Greatest Human Achievements by pj on Monday May 18, 2009 @02:09PM (#615379)
Then we should go all the way back to papyrus and stone chisels. Information storage, while not unique to humans, is definitely more prolific in our species.
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Re:The Greatest Human Achievements by pavel_lishin on Monday May 18, 2009 @02:20PM (#615408)
What other species stores information?
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Re:The Greatest Human Achievements by pj on Monday May 18, 2009 @02:29PM (#615422)
I put animals that mark their territory in this category. Bears scratch the bark off trees. Dogs pee on fire hydrants. These animals are storing ownership information in the form of scents they leave behind.
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