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[–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

There's a village in Germany that was a neolithic cannibal slaughterhouse. They killed and ate about 20 people a year for 50 years.

Herxheim

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 hours ago

Fixed it thanks. Did not we didn't need exit characters for links! :)

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like a good name for a metal band

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Based on the popularity of the genre in that region, I'd be shocked if there wasn't one already.

e: I was correct

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'll have to check them out and see if they're any good

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

They're a bit sludgy tempo-wise for my taste, but not bad.