Short answers, pulled from the story.
The human species Homo sapiens emerged in Africa at least 300,000 years ago. This timeline marks the point where the lineage diverged from a common ancestor shared with chimpanzees and bonobos roughly 8 million years prior.
The first major dispersal out of Africa occurred between 130,000 and 100,000 years ago. A second significant wave known as the Southern Dispersal followed between 70,000 and 50,000 years ago.
The genetic similarity between any two humans is at least 99 percent. This high degree of similarity makes humans one of the least genetically diverse primates despite rapid adaptation to diverse environments.
The Neolithic Revolution began in Southwest Asia 13,000 years ago. This period marked the invention of agriculture and the domestication of animals, leading to the formation of the first city-states and civilizations.
The human population reached 8 billion on the 15th of November 2022. This demographic milestone underscores the species dominance over the biosphere following exponential growth.
Humans became the first species to set foot on another celestial body in 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon during this historic event.