cm0002@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL 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.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down16cross-posted to: wikidose@lemmy.ziptodayilearned@lemmy.mlcreepywikipedia@lemmy.world
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.orgcm0002@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square22linkfedilinkcross-posted to: wikidose@lemmy.ziptodayilearned@lemmy.mlcreepywikipedia@lemmy.world
minus-squaresome_guylinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoThe South Park guys did a musical loosely based on that called Cannibal the Musical.
minus-squarethericcer@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoCannibal the Musical was based on Alfred Packer, not the Donner Party. Much later and different circumstances. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Packer
minus-squarethericcer@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoA horse is a horse, of course, OF COURSE!
minus-squaresome_guylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI stand corrected. Now I will learn about Alfred Packer.
The South Park guys did a musical loosely based on that called Cannibal the Musical.
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
Shpadoinkle!!
A horse is a horse, of course, OF COURSE!
I stand corrected. Now I will learn about Alfred Packer.