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The story of Coca-Cola

Probably the best-known drink in the world.

What is the most recognizable object in the world? Could it be a football? or a Big-Mac? No,
the answer is a Coca-Cola bottle. The famous Coca-Cola bottle is over 100 years old!

Footballs and big macs are certainly part of life for lots of people; but Coca-Cola is now a
permanent part of world culture. People know and drink Coca-Cola all over the world.
It is said that the Coca-Cola bottle is the most recognized object in the world. Hundreds of
millions of people can recognize a Coke bottle by its shape, even if they cannot see it! And
the famous Coca-Cola logo is the most famous logo in the world. Unlike any other famous
commercial logo, it has not changed in 100 years!
But the story of Coca-Cola is even older than that. It was in 1886 that John Pemberton,
a druggist in Atlanta, Georgia, invented a new type of syrup, using coca leaves, sugar and
cola nuts, plus a few other secret ingredients! Pemberton sold it as a medicine; and with its
coca (the source of cocaine), it must have made people feel good!
Nevertheless, Pemberton's medicine was not very successful, so he sold his
secret formula to another druggist, Asa Candler. Candler was interested, because he had
another idea; he thought that Pemberton's "medicine" would be much better if it was mixed
with soda.
Candler was thus the man who really invented the drink Coca-Cola. At first he sold it in his
drugstore; then he began selling the syrup to other drugstores, who used it with their soda
fountains. Candler also advertised his new drink, and soon people were going to drugstores
just to get a drink of Coca-Cola.
Before long, other people became interested in the product, including a couple of
businessmen who wanted to sell it in bottles. Candler sold them a license to bottle the drink,
and very quickly the men became millionaires. The famous bottle, with its
very distinctive shape, was designed in 1916.
During the First World War, American soldiers in Europe began asking for Coca-Cola, so
the Coca-cola Company began to export to Europe. It was so popular with soldiers that they
then had to start bottling the drink in Europe.
Today, Coca-Cola is made in countries all over the world, including Russia and China; it is
the world's most popular drink.
As for the famous formula, it is probably the world's most valuable secret! The exact
ingredients for making Coca-Cola are only known to a handful of people. And as for the
"coca" that was in the original drink that was eliminated in 1903. It was a drug, and too
dangerous. Today's Coca-Cola contains caffeine, but not cocaine!

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Using information from the article, complete this résumé in your own words..

Coca Cola was by John Pemberton, a living in Atlanta. The


original drink was a , and Pemberton sold it
medicine. It was really a , being made from coca
Pemberton his to Asa Candler, decided to sell
it drink, soda. At first he it in his
drugstores, then he the to drugstores. After that,
he a to some businessmen, and they began to the
drink. That was the of the of Coca Cola.

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