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TIL of the Donner Party who were a group of pioneers including women and children who had to resort to cannibalism after an early snowfall cut off their destination, just one mountain pass over. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The South Park guys did a musical loosely based on that called Cannibal the Musical.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cannibal the Musical was based on Alfred Packer, not the Donner Party. Much later and different circumstances.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Packer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Shpadoinkle!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

A horse is a horse, of course, OF COURSE!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I stand corrected. Now I will learn about Alfred Packer.