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When is the last time you had a Coca-Cola? Did you know that John Pemberton, a druggist in atlanta, Georgia invented Coca-Cola as a medicine. He named the syrup he invented for two of it's ingredients the coca leaf and kola nuts Coca-cola soon become a popular soft drink. In 1891 Pemberton sold his invention to Asa Candler for $2,300. Candler open bottling plants around the U.S. In 1919, Candler sold the business for $25,000,000!

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When is the last time you had a Coca-Cola? Did you know that John Pemberton, a druggist in Atlanta, Georgia, invented Coca-Cola as a medicine? He named the syrup he invented for two of its ingredients, the coca leaf and kola nuts. Coca-Cola soon became a popular soft drink. In 1891, Pemberton sold his invention to Asa Candler for $2,300. Candler opened bottling plants around the U.S. In 1919, Candler sold the business for $25,000,000!


Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
Copyright © 2004 Education World

08/06/2004
 

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