Did you know that Coke will remove rust from a chrome car bumper?

Did you know  that Dr. John Stith Pemberton (1830-1888) was an American pharmacist, soldier, and inventor of the drink that we call Coke Cola?

Did you know that he had invented many syrups, medicines, and elixirs before, including a very popular drink called French Wine of Coca, which contained French Bordeaux wine, coca leaves, and caffeine (from the kola nut)? 

Did you know that when Atlanta banned alcohol consumption in 1885, Pemberton had to change the formula of his French Wine of Coca, omitting the French wine?


Did you know that when he added sugar, citric acid and essential oils of many fruits to the drink, and the original Coca-Cola was created 

on May 8th, 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Did you know that Coke 

was named for its main ingredients, coca leaves and the kola nut?

 Did you know that 

Pemberton became partners with Frank Robinson and David Roe, but the partners soon began to quarrel and Pemberton soon sold his interest in Coca-Cola? 

  

Did you know that Coca-Cola as many titles other than that of a beverage?

1.Did you know that in many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident?

2. Did you know that you can put a t-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days?

3. Did you know that you can clean a toilet with Coke? : Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl.......Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean.

4. Did you know that the citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china?

5. Did you know that to remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola?

6. Did you know that you can clean corrosion from car battery terminals?  Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

7. Did you know that you can loosen a rusted bolt? Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

8. Did you know that if you bake a ham and pour a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake for thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy?

9. Did you know To remove grease from clothes you can empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle? The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

10. Did you know that the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid?  It's pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.

11. Did you know that the distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now if you didn't know, now you know...

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