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25 facts you never knew about Coca-Cola

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Bottles were shaped like cocoa beans
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Coca-Cola might have invented multi-packs
Coca-Cola’s adverts from 90 years ago are still remembered
Coca-Cola was the first Olympic sponsor
Coca-Cola didn't completely invent Santa Claus
Troops were sent Coca-Cola as a matter of great importance
Coca-Cola helped McDonald’s grow
Coca-Cola was among the first brands to vary bottle size
Tab still exists and has a cult following
Coca-Cola once tried to replace coffee
Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in space
The world's Coca-Cola consumption reaches the moon and back
It would take you 11 years to try every product
Coca-Cola is a universal language
The average person drinks a Coca-Cola product every four days
Coca-Cola is massive in Mexico
There's a flavour that tastes like space
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Coca-Cola's name comes from the coca plant and the kola nut

The name Coca-Cola was born out of two components of the drink: cocaine which was derived from the coca plant and caffeine from the kola nut (alliteration was deemed to be more marketable). The logo hasn’t changed much since 1886, aside from a few tweaks. The Spencerian font first used is still evident in today’s design – the most noticeable addition was the wavy underline in 1969. This advert was published in Family Circle magazine, in July 1953.

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19 February 2022

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