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...The major ingredient in is water?
...Today, is sold in more than 195 countries?
...Over 8.000 soft drinks from the Company are consumed every second?
...Jabob's Pharmacy was the first store ever to sell ?
...The first glass of was sold on May 8, 1886?
...The formula for originated in the United States?
...'s excact formula is top secret and is kept in a suitcase behind a 2m thick metal door?
...The slogan "The Ideal Brain Tonic" was first used for commercials in the 1890s?
...The Company was incorporated as a Georgia Corporation in 1892?
...The slogan "Coke adds life" was first used in commercials in the 1970s?
...I am creating the largest list of links to related websites on the Internet?
...The movie star Frances Dee appeared on the 1933 tray?
...The first bottling contract was signed in 1899?
...The current slogan used to advertise is "Always Coca-Cola"?
...The song "I'd like to buy the world a Coke" was first used in commercials in the 1970s?
...The first national consumer magazine ads for appeared in 1904?
...The baseball player Napoleon Lajoie appeared in advertising in 1907?
...The first containers for were made of glass?
...The slogan "The Pause that Refreshes" was first used in commercials in 1929?
...Today, most cans are made of aluminium?
...The paper labels on early straight-sided bottles were diamond shaped?
...The slogan "Banish that Yawn" was first used in advertising in 1933?
...The first syrup manufacturing facility outside of Atlanta was established in Dallas?
...The title of the poem on the 1931 calendar was "Barefoot Boy"?
...The title of the poem on the 1932 calendar was "The Old Oaken Bucket"?
...The title of the poem on the 1933 calendar was "The Village Blacksmith"?
..."New Coke" was introduced by the Company in the 1980s?
...The Company acquired the Columbia motion picture company in the 1980s?
...Before the 1950s the normal price for a glass or bottle of was 5c.?
...Emory University recieved over a hundred million dollars in donations from presidents of The Company?
...The 1910s "Gibson Girl" clock used to advertise was made by the Gilbert Company?
...American Artwork was the company that manufactured most of the trays in the 1920s and 1930s?
... Has been around for more than 100 years?
...In the 1920s, candy was manufactured by the Start-up company?
...The famous opera star Lilian Nordica appeared on the 1905 trays?
...The movie "One, two, three" featured Jimmy Cagney as the manager of a bottling plant in Germany?
...Santa Clause has been traditionally featured prominently in adverts during christmas?
...The musical group The New Seekers sang the song "I'd like to buy the world a "?
...Helene Madison, an Olympic swimming athlete, once appeared in advertising?
...The movie star Madge Evans appeared on the 1935 tray?
...In 1944, the one billionth gallon of syrup was produced?
...The first six-bottle cartons were made of cardboard?
...Caffeine-Free was first introduced in 1983?
...The tennis player Boris Becker once appeared in advertising?
...The popular artist Andy Warhol used a bottle as the subject for one of his paintings?
...In Los Angeles, CA, a Bottling Company has a building shaped like a ship?
...Glass bottles were traditionally green?
...The first clocks used to advertise were made by the Baird company?
...A 12-ounce can of "Diet-" has about 1 calory?
...A two liter bottle holds about two quarts of ?
...According to The Coca-Cola Company, is best served at around 40 degrees?
...Before paper cups, glasses were commonly used to serve in restaurants?
...During the Spanish-American War, was taxed as a medicinal product?
...The first low-calorie, sugarless drink made by The Company was called TAB?
...The U.S. National event "Hands Across America" was sponsored by the Company in 1986?
...The Company's Fifth Avenue Store is located in New York City?
...In 1985, was first drank aboard the U.S.Space Shuttle?
... was invented in 1886?
...Frank Robinson was the one who invented the logo?
...The lemon-lime soft drink made by the Company is called Sprite?
... Was originally invented by pharmacist John Pemberton?
... was first sold in Atlanta, Georgia?
...The first radio program sponsored by was called "Vivian"?
...In 1895, was sold and drank in every state in the U.S.?
...The first secretary of The Company was Frank Mason Robinson?
...In the year 1900, was first available in Cuba?
...The Hutchinson-stopper bottles were the first bottles used for carbonated ?
...In the 1950s was first bottled in 12-ounce bottles?
...The paper cups were introduced in the 1940s?
...Up until the 1970s, trucks were yellow?
...The Sprite character was first used for advertising in the 1940s?
...Famous movie star Cary Grant appeared in advertising in the 1930s?
...Yellow 24-bottle cases for were traditionally made of wood?
...The first contour bottles were made by the Root Company?
...The Company acquired the wine company Taylor in 1977?
...The Company introduced Coke Light New Taste in the year 2000?
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