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[-] delgato@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago

I went on a walking tour in Bogota years back and the tour guide made sure to let us know never to eat Chiquita bananas because of this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Massacre?wprov=sfti1

Sorry don’t know how to hyperlink on mobile

[-] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

resulting in the deaths of 47 to 2000 people

Kinda wide margin there

[-] AaronAllBlacks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I thin kit's in the ballpark of 3 to 75,000

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Kinda weird that 47 deaths would seem like "is that all?"

[-] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Seems a bit intentional:

General Cortés Vargas, who commanded the troops during the massacre, took responsibility for 47 casualties. In reality, the exact number of casualties has never been confirmed. Herrera Soto, co-author of a comprehensive and detailed study of the 1928 strike, has put together various estimates given by contemporaries and historians, ranging from 47 to as high as 2,000.[1] According to Congressman Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, the killed strikers were thrown into the sea.[1] Other sources claim that the bodies were buried in mass graves.[2]

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I can't remember if I killed one person with my car yesterday or if it was 42 people

[-] TheMinions@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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