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1947
Peter Paul introduces the Almond Joy bar as a companion to the Mounds bar.

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12361

Coca-Cola Trivia....

John Styth Pemberton, the Atlanta pharmacist who created Coca-Cola, sold a 2/3 interest in his company in 1887 for $283.29. Asa G. Candler another Atlanta pharmacist later bought the formula for $2,300, and when he in turn sold the company in 1919, it was worth $25 million.

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12362

Coca Cola was invented by Dr. John S. Pemberton in 1886. It was originally formulated with extracts of coca leaves and kola nuts. That's where the name comes from.

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12363

Coca-Cola was first sold at a soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta by Willis Venable.

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Coca-Cola was first bottled in in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1894 by August Biedenharn, but was this bottling was only local in scope. Several years later in 1899, Benjamin Thomas and Joseph Whitehead, two Chattanooga lawyers, obtained rights to bottle Coca Cola in most of the U.S., except for Mississippi, New England and certain areas in Texas.

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12365

The site where Coca Cola was first bottled in Missippi is now the Biedenharn Candy Company Museum.

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12366

A little about Coca-Cola and Coca leaves (cocaine).

Remember, Coca-Cola was originally marketed for its medicinal qualities.
This was a period of time when many patent medicines contained coca leaves or cocaine (an alkaloid extracted from the leaves), the most popular was 'Vin Mariani', invented by an Italian physician working in France, Angelo Mariani. Vin Mariani was widely imitated, and Pemberton at first produced an imitation of Vin Mariani before formulating his own concoction, Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola never contained much cocaine - and the amount was quickly reduced to almost undetectable amounts after a few years, when cocaine's negative properties started to become evident. (Estimates are the syrup contained 1 part in 50 million - that would be about 1/2 ounce in 25 million gallons of Coca Cola).
Since 1929 there has been no cocaine in Coca Cola. The leaves were still used for flavor, but the alkaloids were completely removed.

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12367

Pepsi Trivia....

In 1898, Caleb D. Bradham, a New Bern, North Carolina pharmacist created Pepsi Cola, in imitation of Coca Cola.

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12368

Pepsi spent a lot of money on an advertising campaign in China with the slogan 'Pepsi gives you life' - the only problem was they got the translation a little bit off - the translation came out 'Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave.'

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12369

During Nixon's presidency, Pepsi became the first foreign consumer product to be sold in the Soviet Union.

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12370

Budweiser Trivia

Q. When was Budweiser introduced?
A. Budweiser, the Classic American Lager, has been brewed since 1876.

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12371

Q. What are the five all-natural ingredients used to make a Budweiser?
A. Budweiser is brewed using only the finest barley malt, rice, hops, yeast and water.

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12372

Q. What is the difference between a Lager and an Ale?
A. Lagers use bottom-fermenting yeast, while ales use top-fermenting yeast. Lagers take far longer to ferment and age than ales.

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12373

Q. At what temperature should you serve a Budweiser?
A. It is recommended to serve Budweiser at 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

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12374

Q. How much beer does Anheuser-Busch sell?
A. Nearly one of every two beers sold in the United States is an Anheuser-Busch product.

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