cm0002@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 5 months 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: todayilearned@lemmy.mltodayilearned@lemmit.online
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 · 5 months agomessage-square22linkfedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmy.mltodayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoThe South Park guys did a musical loosely based on that called Cannibal the Musical.
minus-squarethericcer@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months 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-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoI stand corrected. Now I will learn about Alfred Packer.
minus-squarethericcer@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoA horse is a horse, of course, OF COURSE!
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
I stand corrected. Now I will learn about Alfred Packer.
Shpadoinkle!!
A horse is a horse, of course, OF COURSE!