1Don't forget to pin it for later!
2It's Named After A Nut
Though most people know where the "Coke" part comes from, "cola" was actually named after the kola nut. Found in Africa, the nut is said to have lots of medicinal effects, as well as the alkaloid better known as caffeine.
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3Celeb Endorsements Go Way back
Courtesy of For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes ItThe first celebrity endorsements for Coca-Cola were singer Hilda Clark and opera star Lillian Nordica in the 1890s.
4It Wasn't Always Just For Drinking
When Coca-Cola came out, coca was being made into tablets, wine, liqueurs, hypodermic injections, and coca-leaf cigarettes. Ironically, smoking it was believed to cure everything from asthma to bad breath.
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5It Was First Made As A Wine
Coca-Cola was first created as cola wine, but the alcohol and cocaine were eventually replaced with syrup and coca leaves.
6It Can Heat Things Up In The Bedroom
Forget oysters and chocolate—drink up a bottle of Coca-Cola to get in the mood. Sigmund Freud believed the popular drink cured him of periodic depression and improved his sex drive. But we'll let you test this theory out for yourself.
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7It Was Created To Ease Aches And Pains
8It Was A Solider's Necessity
Courtesy of For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes ItSoldiers were said to have depended on Coca-Cola heavily during World War 2 as a pick-me-up; one base surgeon even said, "I cannot conceive of a greater calamity worse than a loss of the base supply of Coca-Cola." That's a pretty profound statement.
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9It (Kinda) Created Santa Claus
Courtesy of For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes ItYou can thank Coca-Cola for allowing Santa to shake his belly like a bowl full of jelly. Before Coke ads, Santa Claus was depicted as a tall and gaunt man usually dressed in blue, green, or yellow. Then, in the 1930s, Swedish-American artist Haddon Sundblom drew a fat, jolly man wearing Coca-Cola red (and drinking a bottle, of course) and changed what Santa looked like forever. We cannot even imagine a world without fat Santa.
10It'll Keep The Bugs Away
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11It Will Erode Your Teeth
The phosphoric acid might give Coke it's familiar, tangy flavor—but it'll also erode your tooth enamel. Sip carefully.
12It Can Fix Your Dye Job
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13You Can Bake With It
Getty Images 14The Bottle Wasn't Designed Like A Woman's Body
The Coke bottle actually got it's shape and name from the same place—the cocoa plant. The glassmakers were intrigued by the shape of the cocoa pod, and the original design stuck.
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15It'll Do A Lot To Your Body In Just 60 Minutes
Getty ImagesAfter the initial blood sugar spike, you'll experience increased blood pressure, dilated eyes, a bathroom run, loss of minerals, and a sugar crash. Coke seriously takes your body on one roller-coaster ride of an hour.
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