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In some it is a sexual fetish.For others it is a domination behavior.It has also been a superstion of some tribal peoples that eating your enemies transfers their phsical prowess or bravery to the person that eats them. Physically , it can cause a type of prion disease , like BSE [Mad Cow ] , if your eat the brains.

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