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In a survival situation, this information might help determine who is more vulnerable.

Obviously, everyone needs to pull their weight, but if women can take care of situations
that might bring out the aggressiveness in men and food can be distributed in such a way
that takes into account women’s slower energy consumption, then it might help more
members of a group survive.

Small Wounds = Death

George Donner sliced his hand open while chiseling the wood, and it seemed a superficial
wound. But when food became scarce and his body was deprived of much-needed
vitamins and nutrients, his arm became gangrenous, finally leading to his death.

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