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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
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Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de · 50 pts · 1y
I was once stuck on a train near Donner pass for 6 or 8 hours. The train had a whole car that had been booked by a girlscout group, so I got to spend a chunk of that time listening to a few tweens debate what order to eat everyone in.
PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 1y
That’s just girls being girls tbh
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 1y
god forbid girls have hobbies
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
It was been way too long since I've watched that.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 1y
Sometimes I forget about how much of a weird history nerd I am until someone reminds me that "no...not everyone already knows about weird history shit off the top of their head."
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
The Donner Party was definitely common knowledge among kids in the 90s.
BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Patch Adams helps. https://youtu.be/KmpvNTb3UGc?t=1m4s
db2@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
orhtej2@eviltoast.org · 10 pts · 1y
A blast from the past: https://xkcd.com/30/
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 pts · 1y
The South Park guys did a musical loosely based on that called Cannibal the Musical.
thericcer@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 1y
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
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
I stand corrected. Now I will learn about Alfred Packer.
SPRUNT@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Shpadoinkle!!
thericcer@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 1y
A horse is a horse, of course, OF COURSE!
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Abraham Lincoln almost joined the trip but decided against taking the job offer in San Francisco
sporks_a_plenty@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Obligatory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal!_The_Musical
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
federated_toast@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Niiiice hat!
SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Recommend the book The Indifferent Stars Above. Shits brutal
Bieren@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
musky_occultist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
For Shia LaBeouf!
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y
Actual cannibal Shia LaBeouf?!
ElJefe@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
There’s a great podcast series on this on Legends of the Old West that details the events that lead up to this tragedy.
JUST_LET_ME_FAP@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/O5xMpsYdzgg?si=Y_7T7yqIg-gt1uil
I love her video about the Donner Party