Give Thanks for the Unsung Geniuses

The people we’ve never heard of have made the biggest difference in the world.

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A prehistoric man encounters a clay pot filled with liquid. He doesn’t know that it had contained fruit and had been sitting outside for some time. Looking at the earthen vessel, he utters the one syllable most responsible for increasing the human race’s knowledge base over millennia:

“Huh.”

Christian Schneider

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Christian Schneider

Christian Schneider is a National Review contributor and writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL.

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