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Subject: Re: [Leica] New Coke
From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 17:34:27 +0100
References: <NDEIJCBGJPIEPDFEENCMCECKCKAA.kitmc@acmefoto.com>

Both extracts from the nut and coca leaves aka cocaine were in the original
formulae with the cocaine outlawed(in the USA) in the early 20th century
simon
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From: "Kit McChesney | acmefoto" <kitmc@acmefoto.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:28 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] New Coke


> That's right, y'all. When Coca-Cola was invented by John Pemberton in 1886
> (the scripted "logo" was invented at the same time), it contained coca
> leaves and the formula was based on the kola nut. Hence the name "Coca."
> Then Candler bought/took over the company/operation in 1889. The Coke Web
> site doesn't mention the coca formula (though it has some cool Flash
> movies!) ;-)
>
> Kit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
> Rabiner
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:19 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Coke
>
>
> animal wrote:
> >
> > the original version had cocain in it that must have been popular
> > regards
> > simon
>
>
> Apparently this is not an Urban myth but really is true.
>
> Seven up however had Lithium in it!
>
> They knew about that happy dust for a long time. (Element #3)
> US towns which had Lithium in the water had no murders or squabbles.
> US towns which had Cocaine in the water had lots of murders and squabbles.
>
> I wonder how much these guys were nervous when they had to take their
> "secret ingredient" out of their highly profitable product?  Did they
> know that white sugar and caffeine turned out to be more addicting than
> anything? Certainly more profitable.
>
>
>
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.rabinergroup.com
> Email: mark@rabinergroup.com
> Fax: 503-221-0308
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