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Cokelore

More than a century after the creation of Coca-Cola, we're still as much in love with this most famous of soft drinks as our great-grandparents were. Hold up a Coke, and you proclaim all that's best about the American way of life: Coca-Cola is first dates and shy kisses, a platoon of war-weary GIs getting letters from home, and an old, rusted sign creaking in the wind outside the hometown diner. Coca-Cola is also one of the most successful companies the world has ever known; nothing can be that big and popular, so much a part of everyday life, without having legends spring up around it. Coca-Cola's uniquely influential position in our culture has led to a special set of legends we call 'Cokelore'; a collection of Coke trivia and tall tales sure to refresh even the most informationally-parched reader.


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  Red bullet The New Coke fiasco was actually a clever marketing ploy.

  Red bullet Coca-Cola became carbonated by accident.

  Green bullet Coca-Cola was once considered anti-Semitic for refusing to do business in Israel.

  Red bullet The modern image of Santa Claus was created by Coca-Cola.

  Green bullet Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine.

  Red bullet Coca-Cola is an effective contraceptive.

  Red bullet Pouring Coca-Cola onto a piece of raw pork will cause worms to come crawling out of the meat.

  Red bullet A tooth left in a glass of Coca-Cola will dissolve overnight.

  Yellow bullet The shape of the Coca-Cola bottle was mistakenly based on the cacao tree seed pod.

  Multi-colored bullet Coca-Cola's name was translated into Chinese as "bite the wax tadpole."

  Red bullet Combining Coca-Cola and aspirin will get you high.

  Red bullet Only two people in the company know Coca-Cola's formula, and each of them only knows half of it.

  Red bullet Coca-Cola was originally green.

  Red bullet The Mormons own the Coca-Cola Company.

  Red bullet The cursive script of the Coca-Cola label includes an image of a person snorting cocaine.

  Red bullet Coca-Cola used to send a salesman out to purchase a piece of Coca-Cola chewing gum once a year to protect its trademark on the product.

  Red bullet Little Mikey of LIFE cereal fame died from the explosive effects of mixing Pop Rocks candy with Coca-Cola.*

  Red bullet Coca-Cola is giving away free cases of soda to people who forward an e-mail message.*

  Red bullet Coca-Cola's cursive script logo was designed to reveal anti-Islamic messages in its mirror image.

  Red bullet The acids in Coca-Cola make it harmful to drink.

  Red bullet A kid who drank the liquid used as ballast in a MagiCan promotion died.*

  Red bullet A Middle Eastern advertisement created by Coca-Cola depicts the Coke logo emblazoned on the Dome of the Rock.*

  Red bullet Coca-Cola has announced that it will be donating four days' worth of income to Israel.*

  Red bullet Kindness performed for a stranger nets a warning not to drink Coca-Cola after a certain date.*

  Red bullet University student who drinks too many Cokes dies from carbon dioxide poisoning.

  Green bullet Coca-Cola recalled an advertising poster due to a risqué image hidden within it.

  Red bullet Fanta was invented by the Nazis.

  Red bullet Al-Qaeda terrorists have poisoned one in five cans of Coca-Cola with anthrax and arsenic.*

  Red bullet Diet Coke and/or Diet Pepsi contain more calories than stated, with their producers opting to pay a fine.

  Red bullet Coca-Cola came to be bottled when a stranger sold a two-word remarkable idea to the company: "Bottle it."

  Red bullet A mixture of Mentos and Coca-Cola killed two Brazilian children.*

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