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Here at Unifor Corporate Supplies we thought we’d give you 15 great facts about Coca Cola that you’ll love.

1. In 1886 Dr. John Pemberton a pharmacist first created Coca-Cola
2. It was first sold in Jacobs’ Pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, when Coca-Cola was mixed with carbonated water and sold for five cents a glass
3. It was originally intended as a patent medicine – a medical compound of questionable effectiveness
4. Coca Cola was originally called  Pemberton's French Wine Coca
5. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases which included addiction to morphine, headaches, and impotence
6. By 1888, three versions of Coca-Cola, which were sold by three separate businesses were available, the other two were called Koke and Yum Yum
7. Coca Cola was certified kosher in 1935 by Rabbi Tobias Geffen, after the company made minor changes in the sourcing of some ingredients
8. In 1985, Coca-Cola, after much publicity, "New Coke" was released with a changed formula. Taste tests showed the taste of New Coke was preferred to both Coke and Pepsi, but Coca-Cola management was unprepared for the public's nostalgia for the old drink which lead to a backlash. 3 months later Coca Cola went back to the old formula
9. Coca-Cola once contained cocaine – it was removed in 1903
10. Kola nuts provide the flavour and caffeine in Coca-Cola
11. A popular myth states only two executives know the formula, with each knowing only half of the formula. While Coca-Cola does have a rule restricting access to only two executives, each knows the entire formula and others, in addition to the prescribed duo, have known the formulation process
12. Production and distribution of Coca-Cola is according to a franchise business model. The Coca-Cola Company produces a syrup concentrate, which it sells to bottlers across the world
13. Coca-Cola is often credited with inventing the modern day image of Santa Claus as an old man in a red-and-white suit
14. In 1982 The Coca-Cola Company purchased Columbia Pictures. It then began inserting Coke-product images into films. After a few early successes during Coca-Cola's ownership, Columbia began to under-perform. The studio was then sold to Sony in 1989
15. Coca-Cola was the first commercial sponsor of the Olympic games in 1928 in Amsterdam. It has sponsored the Olympics ever since

Here at Unifor Corporate Supplies we thought we’d give you 5 rumours about Coca Cola that are untrue.

1. Coca-Cola was originally green – nup, Coke was brown ever since it’s launch in 1886

2. Coca-Cola’s top secret formula includes alcohol – no way, during the production of Coca-Cola no alcohol is added,  nor does fermentation takes place

3. Coca-Cola is useful as a household cleaner – as tested by Mythbusters the following was found:

- Coca Cola couldn’t break down rust deposits

- Coca Cola was useful for cleaning chrome

-  Coca Cola was able to clean coins

4. Coca-Cola can be used as pesticides for farmers – when applied to crops or the ground Coca Cola does not in anyway act similarly to pesticides

5. Coca-Cola when combined with MSG becomes an aphrodisiac – would be great but no factual or scientific information can conclude that Coca-Cola is an aphrodisiac

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