
55: Soft Drinks and Hard Drugs: Coca-Cola's Story is Soda-pressing
Dark History
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Coca-Cola and the Beginning of America
By 1888, Pemberton's concoction was making waves in Georgia. The surgeon general of the United States Army gave a big thumbs up to the medical use of cocaine. A slick businessman bought part of the Coca-Cola company and becomes part owner. He actually buys the formula for Coca-Cola off of Pemberton because he saw huge potential.
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