This is both horrifying and fascinating. On many levels. The idea of cannibalism seems universally barbaric and just, well, wrong. But the reason these people did it sounds almost beautiful. And how tragic that it turned out to cause such a bizarre and painfully deadly disease. A disease that is like no other.
Read this carefully if you want to really “digest” it. Sorry, I had to.
When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged : The Salt : NPR
