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TIL victims of the Jonestown massacre did not actually drink Kool-Aid. They drank Flavor Aid which was a competing brand at the time.

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oRR9R TIL that there have been only been a handful of reported cases of Giant Bladder. In one case, an 80-year old man was found to have his bladder enlarged to a volume of almost 11 liters.
1rkX TIL there is a term called “zugzwang,” to describe a situation in chess where a player would prefer not moving at all when it’s his turn, because moving any piece would worsen his current position. A player who is forced to make a move in this situation is said to be “in zugzwang.”
OolnX TIL the reason some people get sick when they read in the car is because your ear and your eyes disagree about whether or not you're moving.
dNL8 TIL, the US tried to get rid of the inhabitants of Diego Garcia by gassing the pets to death in front their owner to intimidate them and restricting their food and supplies so that it could build a military base.
Yp7A TIL that the severe decrease in crime rates in the 1990s is often attributed in part to the increase in abortions after Roe v Wade was passed in 1973.