98% of human history is lost

Humanity has been around for roughly 250,000 years but we had only just started documenting our lives through writings only about 5,500 years ago, which is only 2.2% of the total time we have been around for. And even the history withing that 2.2% could mostly be lies/lost (just like the burning of the library of alexandria which set us back HUNDREDS of years in advancement).

There was one quote i heard that stuck with me “every legend, no matter how great, fades with time. With each passing year, more and more details are lost... until all that remains are myths. Half truths. To put it simply, Lies”