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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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[–] Kathrin@trouth.eu 2 points 1 day ago

@tetris11 Dollop about it: https://omny.fm/shows/the-dollop-with-dave-anthony-and-gareth-reynolds/396-the-donner-party