A Can Of Coke Will Sink In Water, Whereas A Can Of Diet Coke Will Float.

Coca-Cola was born on May 8, 1886, at Jacobs’ Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, when Dr. John Stith Pemberton sold the first glass of this fizzy drink.

• 1886 –  John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola at Pemberton’s Eagle Drug and Chemical House in Columbus, Georgia, intending it as a patent medicine.
  • Though U.S. pharmacist John S. Pemberton invented Coca-Cola in 1886, his bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, invented the name, and his flowering script is still used today.
  • May 8, 1886 – Coca-Cola goes on sale for the first time as a tonic during the temperance movement.
  • Coca-Cola’s first slogan in 1886 was “Delicious and Refreshing.” It emphasized the drink’s appeal as both a luxury and a thirst-quencher.
• 1892 – The first bottling of Coca-Cola occurred at the Biedenharn Candy Company in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
• 1894 – The first outdoor wall advertisement that promoted the Coca-Cola drink was painted in Cartersville, Georgia
• 19th Century – Coca-Cola invented coupons in the late 19th century, using “tickets” that could be redeemed for free servings.
• 19th Century – Coca-Cola, the most popular carbonated drink in the world, was originally patented as a medicine when it was invented.
• 1914 – The longest-running commercial Coca-Cola soda fountain anywhere was Atlanta’s Fleeman’s Pharmacy. The pharmacy closed its doors in 1995 after 81 years.
• 1916 – The unique classic Coca-Cola glass bottle, with its contoured shape, hits the market.
• 1922 – Polar bears first appeared in Coca-Cola ads in 1922, symbolizing the brand’s connection to winter festivities.
• 1923 – Coca-Cola invented the six-pack.
• 1928 – Coca-Cola was the first commercial sponsor of the Olympic Games in 1928.
• 1939 – During World War II, Coca-Cola built bottling plants near battlefronts to supply American soldiers with their favorite drink. This not only boosted troop morale but also introduced Coca-Cola to global markets. As a result, the drink became a symbol of home and freedom, cementing its iconic status.
• 1944 – The original filing date for Coke as a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company in the United States is March 27, 1944.
• 1944 – July 12, the one-billionth gallon of Coca-Cola syrup was manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.
• 1950 – Coca-Cola becomes the first product featured on a Time magazine cover.
• 1955 – Cans of Coke first appeared.
• 1971 – Coca-Cola airs one of its most iconic ads in the history of advertising — the ‘I’d Like To Buy The World A Coke’ commercial. This evolved into a full song, recorded as “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing.”
• 1985 – Coca-Cola became the first soft drink consumed in space. NASA worked with the company to design a can that is zero-gravity-friendly.
• 1993 – The modern version of the polar bears gained fame in the 1993 “Always Coca-Cola” campaign. These ads, featuring playful polar bears, became a holiday favorite.
• 2008 – Coca-Cola’s portfolio features more than 160 low-calorie and no-calorie drinks, including Coke Zero and Powerade Zero
• 2010 – Coca-Cola launched the “happiness machine” campaign. Special vending machines dispensed surprises like free Cokes, flowers, or oversized sandwiches.
• Coca-Cola was meant to be an alternative painkiller to morphine.
• It was then bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler. Candler’s marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.
• Coca-Cola was first marketed as a nerve tonic that “relieves exhaustion.’
• Only two countries in the world do not sell Coca-Cola: North Korea and Cuba.
• A can of Coke will sink in water, whereas a can of Diet Coke will float.
• For Coca-Cola to continue operating in its current form, the company has a special arrangement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that allows it to import dried coca leaves from Peru (and, to a lesser degree, from Bolivia) in large quantities.
• Coca-Cola Freestyle (the touch screen drink machines with a bunch of options) are designed by Pininfarina. Pininfarina is the design house that designs Ferraris.
• Coca-Cola has so many drink varieties that it would take a person drinking one a day for 9.6 years to try them all. The math behind this claim is based on the company’s historical portfolio of approximately 3,500 unique beverage products.
• A Soviet Union Marshal commissioned a colorless Coca-Cola resembling vodka because he liked the taste, so that he could drink Coke without offending Joseph Stalin
• A glass of Coca-Cola stayed at 5 cents for over 70 years. From 1886 to 1959, a 6.5 glass or bottle of Coca-Cola was just 5 cents.
• The logo is red because of old tax laws. John Stith Pemberton, who created Coke in 1886, had originally billed the soda as a “temperance” drink, or an alternative to alcohol. And because alcohol was heavily taxed in the 19th century, Coca-Cola wanted to make sure its (non-alcoholic) drink wasn’t subject to those taxes. “We began painting our barrels red so that tax agents could distinguish them from alcohol during transport,” a Coca-Cola spokesperson told Business Insider. The bright color is still an easy way for fans to recognize Coke cans and bottles today.
• Mexico is the world’s top consumer of Coke products.  The average person in Mexico drinks 745 servings of Coke a year, according to the company; In the United States, that number is 401.
• AMERICANS LIKE TO PAIR WITH THEIR COCA-COLA:
  • #1: Burgers (24%)
    #2: Pizza (24%)
    #3: French fries (9%)
    #4: Chicken wings (8%)
    #5: Tacos (8%)
    #6: Chips and dip (7%)
    #7: Fried chicken (6%)
    #8: Steak (4%)
    #9: Burritos (3%)
    #10: Pasta (2%)
    #11: Seafood (2%)
    #12: Macaroni & cheese (2%)
    #13: Ramen (1%)
    #14: Indian food (1%)

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