Some Facts about Soda

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A can of Pepsi has 41 grams of sugar. This amount to about seven teaspoons of sugar. Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine when it was initially introduced. Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space. Every second, 8000 Coca-Cola Company products are consumed in the world. In 1886, Coca-Cola was first served in Atlanta, Georgia for only 5 cents a glass. A scientist named John Pemberton created the formula for Coca-Cola. In 1929, the Coca-Cola sign was "The Pause that Refreshes."Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known. The citrus soda "7 UP" was created in 1929. The original name of the popular drink was "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda", but it got changed to "7 UP"The oldest major soft drink in America is Dr. Pepper, which originated in Waco, Texas in 1885. The original name for the soft drink Pepsi was "Brad's Drink"The reason the soft drink Dr. Pepper is called that is because the inventor Wade Morrison named it after Dr. Charles Pepper who had given him his first job.