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The famous “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” commercial 1st aired in 1971.
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Fast and refreshing: Some bottling plants can produce over 2,200 cans of Coke a minute.
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Atlanta, Georgia was the first place Coca-Cola was sold.
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Early Coca-Cola keepsakes were fountain glasses and bottles.
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Going green: Coca-Cola was the 1st company to have a recycled plastic beverage bottle.
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Good cents: In 1888, Asa G. Candler bought the rights to make Coca-Cola for $2,300.
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A huge help: In 2005, Coca-Cola gave $5 million to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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The world’s tallest Coca-Cola bottle is in Vegas, baby!
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Ad savvy: Coca-Cola spent only $74 on advertising in 1886.
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Buongiorno! Fanta was first introduced in Italy, before coming to the U.S.
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Coca-Cola first became an Olympic sponsor at the 1928 Amsterdam games.
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Almost 1 million Coca-Cola Co. beverages are enjoyed worldwide each minute.
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In 58 years of production, we’ve made a BILLION+ gallons of Coca-Cola Syrup.
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The Coca-Cola Company owns approximately 400 brands and operates in more than 200 countries.
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Ho, ho, ho. The iconic Coca-Cola Santa has been used in ads for over 75 years.
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Big time! The large bottle atop the World of Coca-Cola is 28 ft high.
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Refreshment for all: The rights to bottle Coca-Cola were sold for $1.
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Coca-Cola advertising sparkles with 46 Coca-Cola slogans in its advertising history.
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First place! Diet Coke is the # 1-selling diet soft drink brand in the world.
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Fundacion Coca-Cola has built 40 schools in Mexico.
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The 1st year more Coca-Cola was sold from bottles than a fountain was 1928.
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Far out! In 1985, Coca-Cola was the first soft drink consumed in outer space.
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A delicious discovery: Druggist John Pemberton created Coca-Cola in 1886.
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In 1899, most advertising was oilcloth banners & signs hung in drugstores.
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Baseball legend Ty Cobb first endorsed Coca-Cola in 1907.
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Coca-Cola brought cool refreshment in aluminum cans to the U.S. in 1960.
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The farthest delivery of Coca-Cola was 1 million miles–from earth to the space station.
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A refreshing fact: Every sec. 16,000+ Coca-Cola Co. beverages are enjoyed worldwide.
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In 2006, Coca-Cola celebrated 100 years of bringing refreshment to Latin America.
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Time-tested refreshment: Coca-Cola is 122 years old.
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Un-bear-ably cute: The polar bear first appeared in Coca-Cola advertising in 1922.
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In 2007, it would have taken $4,213,136,717 to literally buy the world a Coke.
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In 2005, Coca-Cola donated 1.2 million bottles of water to tsunami victims.
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Coca-Cola is recognized by 98% of the world's population.
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The “Sprite Boy” character first appeared in Coca-Cola ads in 1942.
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We never forget: A Diet Coke commercial once featured a real elephant swimming.
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Buongiorno! Fanta was first introduced in Italy, before coming to the U.S.
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Since 1985 The Coca-Cola Foundation has donated over $160 million to education.
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Don’t you wanna? Introduced in 1955, Fanta was The Coca-Cola Company’s 2nd brand.
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We see red: The Coca-Cola red disk has been a part of Coke’s advertising for 60 years.
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We’ll drink to this: Coca-Cola was first sold in bottles in 1894.
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A refreshing destination: The 1st World of Coca-Cola opened in Atlanta in 1990.
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There are 275+ bottling operations making Coca-Cola products worldwide.
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Goal! Coca-Cola has been at every FIFA World Cup since 1950.
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Bonjour! Coca-Cola’s 1st bottling operation in Europe was in Paris in 1919.
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Art smart: Haddon Sundblom created the now iconic Coca-Cola Santa Claus.
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Great taste and savings: Coca-Cola first started using coupons in the 1880s.
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Going green: Over 75% of solid waste from Coca-Cola Co. plants is recycled/reused.
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Drink up: Each day, over 1 billion Coca-Cola beverages are enjoyed worldwide.
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Until 1899 you could only buy Coca-Cola at soda fountains.
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As of 2007, all the 8-oz. Coca-Cola bottles made can go to the moon & back 1,677 times.
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After a 2005 Pakistan quake, Coca-Cola gave 60 thousand liters of drinking water.
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The Coca-Cola Collectors Club boasts an impressive total of 4,000 members.
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Minute Maid, owned by Coca-Cola, sells juices in 60 countries.
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The slogan “Ice Cold Sunshine” was 1st used for Coca-Cola in 1932.
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123 years and going strong: Coca-Cola was first sold in 1886.
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The 1st batch of Coca-Cola syrup was mixed in a 40-gallon brass kettle.
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Time to chill: 36ºF is recommended as the perfect temperature to enjoy a Coke.
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The Coca-Cola Company's 1st automatic fountain dispenser debuted in 1933.
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Coke’s 1st Asian bottling plant opened in the Philippines in 1912.
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So animated: When A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted on TV, Coca-Cola was the sponsor.
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The first Coca-Cola bottling plant was opened in Chattanooga, TN.
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All in the family: Sprite is part of The Coca-Cola Company family of brands.
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Coca-Cola bottling expanded beyond U.S. to Canada, Cuba & Panama in 1906.
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A soda safari: When Coca-Cola arrived in Africa, it first landed in Morocco.
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Numero Uno! Coca-Cola ranks No. 1 among all soft drinks sold.
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Going green: In 2005, The Coca-Cola Company reduced glass use by 52,000 tons.
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France was the 1st country to use the Coca-Cola Polar Bear in advertising.
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Classic art: Norman Rockwell painted 6 artistic creations for Coca-Cola’s advertising.
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Coca-Cola brought A Charlie Brown Christmas special to TVs in 1965.
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A true classic: For 75 years, Coca-Cola was the only Coca-Cola Company product.
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Ready for a continent of new fans, Coca-Cola was 1st bottled in Africa in 1929.
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Refreshing relief: Coca-Cola donated $20 million to the tsunami relief in 2005.
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Pre-Coke curves: The first Coca-Cola bottles were straight and came in different colors.
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They tickle your nose: Each deliciously carbonated Coke has 12,352 bubbles.
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Talking turkey: Coca-Cola’s 1st TV Commercial ran on Thanksgiving Day in 1950.
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A craving curb: Diet Coke was created for those wanting great taste & zero calories.
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In 1985, Coca-Cola was the 1st soft drink to go up, up and away in space.
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Bright lights, big city: The Coca-Cola neon sign first lit up Times Square in 1929.
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In its 1st year, an average of 9 glasses of Coca-Cola were served each day.
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A new addition: Minute Maid joined The Coca-Cola Company family in 1980.
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All in the family: The Coca-Cola Company includes nearly 2,400 products.
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A nifty nickel: Before World War II, a Coke cost only 5 cents.
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As of ‘07, if all Coke ever made was in 8-oz bottles, everyone could have 966 bottles.
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During WWII, 64 entire bottling plants were shipped overseas.
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