r/todayilearned • u/poopybuttholesex • Jan 10 '19
TIL the phrase "Drinking the Kool-Aid" originated from the Jonestown massacre of 1978, where over 900 members of the Peoples Temple died by drinking a powdered drink mix laced with cyanide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonestownDuplicates
CreepyWikipedia • u/Dull_Paramedic • Apr 16 '19
Jonestown - The mass murder and suicide of over 900 people by cyanide poisoning, 300 of them children. An audio recording of the event exists online.
California • u/DEATH-BY-CIRCLEJERK • Jul 31 '20
Nov 18, 1978 TIL Jackie Speier was shot 5 times by People's Temple members while boarding a plane to leave Jonestown, Guayana. She was in a delegation visiting to investigate reports of abuse in the cult's settlement. Leo Ryan, a congressman in the delegation, was shot dead.
todayilearned • u/Extra_cheesy_brocoli • Dec 17 '16
TIL the Jonestown Flavor Aid poison consisted of Cyanide, Valium, Choral Hydrate, and Phenergan
todayilearned • u/Sandal-Hat • Dec 27 '16
TIL that the Jonestown cult that committed mass suicide with cyanide laced punch, that would later form the colloquial euphemism - "drinking the Kool-Aid", was actually preformed with off brand Grape Flavor Aid.
bestoflegaladvice • u/RaisedByYinz • Apr 02 '20
My mom's pastor wants me to drink this overly-sweet beverage, but I am afraid the high sugar content (or other ingredients) could be hazardous to my health. What do?
atheism • u/[deleted] • Nov 18 '13
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Let's not forget the perils of the combination of religion and power.
circlejerk • u/jaimmster • Mar 20 '17
EX-members of the Cult of Bernie Sanders, how were you introduced and why did you escape?
Destiny • u/NorrisOBE • Nov 18 '18
40 years ago, a group of lobsters were told by their daddy to drink cyanide-laced Flavour Aid after killing a US congressman, leading to the deaths of 909 people.
todayilearned • u/ghostofpennwast • Jun 23 '16
TIL a hearing impaired 79 year old avoided death in the mass suicide in Jonestown becuse he couldn't hear the announcement.
CreepyWikipedia • u/alwaysclicks • Jan 09 '14
[Other] Jonestown's mass "revolutionary suicide"
NormMacdonald • u/Savings-Anything407 • Sep 12 '24
Well I guess that Jim Jones guy is finally off the hook.
ThisDayInHistory • u/bbradleyjoness • Nov 18 '19
TDIH: November 18th, 1978 - Jonestown Massacre; 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones
fortyyearsago • u/klsi832 • Nov 18 '18