Shockingly Horrifying Historical Facts That Will Make You Feel Grateful to Be Living in 2019

A Fijian Chieftain Was the Most Prolific Cannibal

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Fijian Chieftain Udre Udre allegedly consumed the bodies of about 872 people. Believe it or not, nothing but human flesh touched his lips. But these corpses belonged to people who had passed during a war, which were brought to him for consumption by his tribal warriors.

 

Indian Wives Would Voluntarily Burned Themselves Along With Their Dead Husbands

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In the past, Indian wives supposedly volunteered to join their deceased husbands in a funeral pyre. Some say this ritual, which was called Sati, was initiated as a way to deter wives from killing their rich husbands in order to inherit their money. But if the widow refused to sacrifice herself, she would become an outcast in the community and get shunned.

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