Mind Blowing Facts About Coca-Cola

By Michael Avery in Facts On 18th May 2016
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1. Coca-Cola only sold 25 bottles the first year but kept going.

It's a perfect lesson for everyone never give up on the way to your dream!

2. Coca-Cola red isn’t just any red, it's a very specific color and the company puts a lot of weight on keeping that color the exact same.

This special red is favorite for many people.

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3. Coca-Cola says only two people alive know the Coca-Cola ‘recipe’, and they aren’t allowed to travel on the same plane in case it crashes.

Is it just a marketing ploy?

4. American Coca-Cola tastes different to International Coca-Cola.

Maybe it's even for the better: you may travel and discover new flavours of the famous beverage.

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5. If you bought ONE share of Coca-Cola stock in 1920, it would be worth $6.7 million today.

Now you know where to go when time travel becomes possible.

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6. Coca-Cola may help you remove rust.

Try to soak a rusty thing in the beverage and leave it for 8-10 hours then scrub lightly.

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7. There are only 2 countries in the entire world that do not sell Coca-Cola – North Korea and Cuba.

Both countries are under long-term trade American embargoes. If you find it in any of these two countries, you can be sure it was brought by smugglers.

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8. Coca-Cola produces so many different products that if you were to drink one each day, it would take you 9 years to try them all.

Would you dare to try such an experiment with your health?

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9. Coca-Cola is a powerful relief from stings and bites.

A jellyfish sting or a mosquito bite won't hurt or itch too much if you pour Coca-Cola on it.

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10. Coca-Cola would be green if coloring were not added to it.

It could be a perfect drink for St. Patrick Day then!

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11. Initially, Coca-Cola was advertised as “the perfect cure for hangover”.

It's rumored to have contained cocaine then.

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12. Coca-Cola created Coke Zero for men because they associated Diet Coke with women.

In fact there is no difference except pleasing your ears.

13. The large Santa with a white beard and red clothing that we are used to today was actually created by Coca Cola.

The red-suited rotund character we love today first appeared in a Coca-Cola X-mas commercial.

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14. Pouring a packet of peanuts into an ice cold Coca-Cola was/is an old southern snack.

Most of us would prefer to enjoy them separately.

15. Coca-Cola may quickly defrost your frozen windshield.

Pour a bottle on an icy area and wait several minutes to easily scrape the ice off.

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16. 3.1% of all beverages consumed around the world are Coca-Cola products.

Every day 55 billion different beverages are drunk by people all over the world, 1,7 billion are trademarked or licensed drinks of Coca-Cola Company.

17. Coca-Cola was once boycotted for anti-semitism.

And in the mid 80s its advertisement has been banned for obscenity.

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18. If every drop of Coke ever produced were put in 8-ounce bottles and laid end-to-end, they would reach the moon and back over 2,000 times.

Would you challenge the statement?

19. The red and white Coca-Cola logo is recognized by 94% of the world’s population.

Many people consume it daily!

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20. Around the world, the average person consumes a Coke product every four days.

No wonder, they spend on advertising more than Apple and Microsoft combined.

Bonus: In Romania there is a Coca-Cola Garlic

Must be to fend off all the vampires.