Cannibalism is one of those topics that not too many people have interest in. In fact, most tend to be a little uncomfortable and thrown off when it is brought up. I can confidently say that I have an odd amount of knowledge about people eating people and there is nothing I love more than making people uncomfortable, so here are some things you most likely never wanted to know about cannibalism.
1. Tastes like pork!
Yes, that's right! Most cannibals report that their fellow humans taste very similar to those cute and tasty squealers. Although, there are the occasional outliers of veal and tuna.
2. You want to eat someone? Go for the brain!
First off, please don't eat people. But, if you're ever in a life or death situation in which you can only survive by eating your fellow man, I would recommend the brain. It doesn't filter anything, so it is the least likely to put your health in immediate danger.
3. People consent to it!
Oh yeah. You read that correctly. People do, in fact, agree to the act of cannibalism. Some even set up meetings and come to agreements about eating or being eaten by another person. This has been done through the ever weird and almost always sketchy Craigslist.
4. It may give you special powers!
Sorry, but not those kind of special powers. Also, I feel like I should mention that you won't actually get any kind of powers. Like, none. There are just some groups out there (check out the Maori Warriors) that believe eating another will bless them with extra strength or even immortality.
5. Cannibalism is legal in the United States!
That's right ladies and gentlemen! Cannibalism, the act of eating someone of your own species, is legal in the US of A. Well...technically. The actual and specific act of cannibalism is legal due to the whole consent thing mentioned earlier. The reason people go to jail for it is because of how illegal it is to desecrate a corpse, assault someone or murder someone. Those things are very illegal and the eating part usually comes after the murder part, so boom! - jail time.
You could totally just have someone eat a chunk of your arm or something though. If you wanted. The ball is in your court.
