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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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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

AFAIK everyone in the US learns about this as part of their middle school curriculum.