How did people get the idea of electricity? Many thanks,

Question: How did people get the idea of electricity? Many thanks, Ethan
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Asked by Efer to Alex on 10 Mar 2017.
- Alex Evans answered on 10 Mar 2017:
  
  I think people were probably aware of electricity (even if they didn’t understand what it was) from things such as lightning and electric eels!

Question: How did people get the idea of electricity? Many thanks, Ethan