Jim Jones did not actually drink the Kool-Aid; he died in the Jonestown mass suicide in 1978 from a gunshot wound. The phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid" has since become a metaphor for blindly following a leader or ideology. In the tragic event, followers consumed a cyanide-laced drink, often mistakenly referred to as Kool-Aid, but it was actually a different brand of flavored drink mix.
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It began in Guyana on November 18, 1978. When Jim Jones' followers were forced to drink the kool-aid mixed with laced cyanide. It was known as a mass murder+suicide.
Kool-Aid is the official drink of Nebraska. It was originally created In Hastings, NE.
The trademarked name is Kool-Aid (flavored powdered drink mix).
The "Kool-Aid Man" is a reference to a commercial for the product Kool-Aid, in which a personified large pitcher of said drink promoted the product.
Kool-Aid was named the state soft drink of Nebraska in 1998 along with milk as the state Drink.
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Kool-aid exists because it is a yummy & fun drink. (I recommend Fruit Punch!)
It Exists so it can kill people who don't drink Kool-aid anymore
"Drink the Kool-aid" in politics means people are blindly following a leader without question, especially if the result is death, harm, or other negative result (although the former does not have to be the case for the term to be used). It originated from the Jonestown Massacre in the 1970s, at which time more than 900 people poisoned themselves while under the thrall of cult leader Jim Jones.
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