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>Human ancestors almost went extinct 900,000 years ago. “A new technique analysing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,28
by teleforce 3y ago
>Human ancestors almost went extinct 900,000 years ago. “A new technique analysing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals
This is very similar to what's claimed by Abrahamic religions based on the story of Noah's ark where only those who boarded the ark survived and has descendents.
For reference Titanic carried about 2240 passengers and crews