Most likely, in the world there is no person who has never tried the famous and legendary American drink - Coca-Cola.
Its taste and smell is known to almost everyone: from small to large. Moreover, Coca-Cola is recognized as the most expensive brand in the world. But, as often happens, the legendary things store many secrets and mysteries, of which many have not heard. Are you ready to learn something new about a drink loved by millions?
1. More than 1.9 billion portions of Coca-Cola are consumed daily throughout the world.
2. There are only 2 countries in which the sale of this drink is banned: Cuba and North Korea.
3. Cocaine was once a drink. Coca leaves were one of the main ingredients of Coca-Cola. Only in 1929 from the composition of the drink they were removed.
4. Originally, Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 by Dr. JS Pemberton as a medicine. This drug could be purchased at the pharmacy, as a cure for nervous disorders, to improve the potency and ease of addiction to morphine.
5. Coca-Cola contains an acid that can help housewives clean dirty surfaces. Its effectiveness can really be compared with strong chemical cleaners.
6. Coca-Cola has a huge assortment of various drinks. The approximate quantity of the output is 3900 drinks.
7. The Coca-Cola brand costs about $ 74 billion, which is more than Budweiser, Pepsi, Starbucks and Red Bull. This value makes Coca-Cola the third largest brand in the world.
8. Because of the huge amount of water that is required for production, Coca-Cola has caused its shortage in some regions of India, Latin America and Africa.
9. The word "Coca-Cola" is one of the most understood words in the world and ranks second after the word "OK".
10. In one jar of Coca-Cola (355 ml) contains 10 teaspoons of sugar - and this is the recommended amount of sugar for an adult a day.
11. The first serving of Coca-Cola was sold at a price of 5 cents per glass.
12. Dietary Coca-Cola was released in 1982 and, soon, became one of the most popular dietary drinks in the world.
13. All produced Coca-Cola could fill a giant reservoir 30 km long, 15 km wide and 200 m deep. Moreover, half a billion people could swim there at the same time.
14. The legendary Coca-Cola recipe is hidden in the storehouse of the Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta and is one of the most protected objects in the world.
15. When in 1927, Coca-Cola appeared on the Chinese market, the name of the drink with Chinese characters meant "wax sleeping mare". Pronunciation in Chinese was exactly like that, but the meaning was a little pissed.
16. Coca-Cola once ran a whole campaign against tap water, as it set up a program to train restaurant staff, which was to discourage visitors from ordinary water in favor of more expensive beverages.
17. July 12, 1985 Coca-Cola was the first drink that was tested by cosmonauts.
18. According to statistics in the world, every person drinks Coca-Cola at least once in 4 days. This is the average data.
19. The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by Frank Robinson, an accountant of J.S. Pemberton.
20. The unique design of Coca-Cola glass bottles was created by the usual glass factory workers in Indiana. The shape of the bottle was borrowed from the cocoa seed, which the workers mistakenly considered to be the ingredient of the famous drink. Until now, this design is used for the production of bottles.
21. In order to produce 1 liter of Coca-Cola, the company uses 2.7 liters of water. In 2004, 283 billion liters of water were used for the production of Coca-Cola.
22. Coca-Cola has never lost the opportunity to advertise its own product. So, in 1928 in Amsterdam, the company was the first sponsor of the Summer Olympic Games.
23. Currently, Coca-Cola has about 105 million subscribers in social networks, which makes it one of the most popular brands in the world.
24. In 1888, two years after the invention of Coca-Cola, American businessman Asa Griggs Kandler bought Coca-Cola from JS Pemberton for only $ 550. That's what a truly profitable deal means))
25. If every drop of Coca-Cola produced is added to 250 ml bottles and then laid out with a chain, a path of 2000 distances to the Moon and back will be obtained.