Are you a fan of Coca-Cola? Or just curious about one of the most iconic soft drinks in the world? Either way, get ready to have your thirst for knowledge quenched with these 25 fascinating facts about Coca-Cola! From its secret formula to its impact on popular culture, you won’t want to miss a sip of this article.
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1. Despite its closely-guarded secret recipe, This American Life claimed to have found the recipe in a notebook dating back to 130 years ago. Coca-Cola denied this, saying it was an old recipe.
2. Originally marketed as a brain tonic to relieve headaches and exhaustion, Coca-Cola contained caffeine and cocaine. It was invented by pharmacist John Pemberton.
3. Businessman Asa Griggs Candler bought the company from Pemberton and marketed it aggressively, making millions in return.
4. The famous Coca-Cola bottle was initially only available from soda fountains.
5. Coca-Cola declared that the drink should be served between 1°C and 3.3°C (34°F–38°F), and in 1919, it even sent salesmen to enforce these standards.
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6. Coca-Cola was the first Olympic sponsor.
7. Coca-Cola has a vast product portfolio with around 4,000 different-drinks across 500 brands. It’s so extensive that it would take 11 years to try them all if you tried one product every day.
8. Mexico is Coca-Cola’s biggest-fan base, where the average person drinks over 700 servings per year, nearly double what Americans drink.
9. Coca-Cola’s taste can vary between countries. It is because the recipe and ingredients used in Coca-Cola can differ based on local preferences and regulations, leading to slight differences in taste between American Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola sold in other countries.
10. Coca-Cola was originally marketed as a cure for many ailments, including low sexual libido. The original formula contained alcohol, which Pemberton advertised as “a most wonderful invigorator of s#xual organs.” However, the alcohol was later removed due to prohibition laws.
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11. Three individuals once attempted to sell Coca-Cola’s secret ingredients to Pepsi, but Pepsi reported them to Coca-Cola and the FBI, leading to their arrest.
12. Coca-Cola has a special arrangement with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that allows them to import dried coca leaves from Peru and Bolivia in large quantities in order to continue operating in its current form. The leaves are used for flavoring purposes, and the cocaine is removed for medical use by a company in New Jersey before the leaves are sent to Coca-Cola.
13. Cuba and North Korea are the only two countries in the world where Coca-Cola products are not sold.
14. When Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, Atlanta initially faced opposition in organizing a celebration party. Coca-Cola’s CEO threatened to move the company out of Atlanta due to embarrassment over the city’s lack of recognition for their Nobel Prize winner.
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15. In the 1990s, Coca-Cola had a plan to implement vending machines that would automatically adjust the price of a soda based on the day’s temperature, but this idea was not ultimately implemented.
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16. During World War II, the owner of Coca-Cola ensured that every American in uniform received a bottle of Coca-Cola, regardless of the cost to the company.
17. In 2001, Coca-Cola ran a program called H2NO, which aimed to teach waiters at Olive Garden restaurants how to encourage customers to say “No” to water and instead order Coca-Cola products.
18. Fanta was invented in Nazi Germany during World War II due to difficulties importing Coca-Cola syrup. The drink was made using whatever ingredients were available in Germany at the time.
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19. Coca-Cola had to recall a $200,000 campaign in 2016 because the artist, who had previously included s#xual imagery in his work, hid a suggestive image in the poster without the company’s knowledge.
20. Only 3.1% of all beverages consumed globally are Coca-Cola products.
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21. Coca-Cola declined three opportunities to purchase Pepsi-Cola between 1922 and 1933, which turned out to be a costly decision for the company.
22. PepsiCo’s revenue is more than Coca-Cola’s as of 2021, with the majority coming from non-carbonated brands such as Gatorade and Tropicana.
23. During Passover, Coca-Cola does sell a version of Coke with sugar instead of corn syrup in areas with large Jewish populations, as corn syrup is not considered kosher for Passover.
24. Coca-Cola created Coke Zero as a low-calorie option for men after research showed that men associated Diet Coke with women.
25. Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in space, aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1985.
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