Once, a woman escaped the bandits of the Schimmerwald Forest thanks to her wits... and her strong stomach.

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"This question comes from Quinn, who asks: How long could the human race survive on only cannibalism?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtI3xoaHx0

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xkcd Could we survive eating only humans? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtI3xoaHx0

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"...that great Philanthropic film, Themroc." - René Viénet

https://www.cda.pl/video/516901918

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There’s a surprising amount of attempted cannibalism in Outlaws of the Marsh. I’ve lost track of how many people have been drugged at an inn and almost butchered for meat, only to be recognized at the last minute and revived.

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A quotation (sort of) from Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris (b. 1940) American writer
The Silence of the Lambs, film (1990) [with Ted Tally]

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/harris-thomas/78539/

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5,700-year-old cannibalism linked to Neolithic violence uncovered at El Mirador cave in Spain

A new study led by IPHES-CERCA and published in Scientific Reports provides evidence of 5,700-year-old human cannibalism in El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain. The research shows that the event occurred in the context of a violent clash between Late Neolithic herder communities...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/5700-year-old-cannibalism-at-el-mirador-cave/

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