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The Donner Party - A westbound wagon train delayed so much that they ultimately resorted to cannibalism to survive the journey (en.wikipedia.org)
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[โ€“] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

The dollop has an amusing episode on the donner party (well as amusing as they can make this wild story).

[โ€“] glibg@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

I remember the first time I read that page. What a wild tale.