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October 19, 2007 – 3:29 amDid you know the world drinks Coca-Cola brands more than one billion times per day? Or that Coca-Cola operates in more than 200 countries? Below are Fun Facts about Coca-Cola.
1886
Did you know that Coca Cola was first sold more than 120 years ago, on May 8, 1886? Creator Dr. John Stith Pemberton’s new beverage Coca Cola was first sold at Jacobs’ Pharmacy in Atlanta, GA, close to where Coca-Cola’s headquarters stand today.
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1886
Did you know that during the first year Coca‑Cola was sold, 1886, sales averaged a modest 9 drinks per day for five cents a glass? Today, more than 1.4 billion servings of Coca‑Cola Company products are consumed each day.
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1887
Did you know that Coca‑Cola first used sampling coupons in 1887, giving away free samples of what at the time was a new drink? Coupons were an idea created by The Coca‑Cola Company.
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1894
Did you know that 1894 marked the first use of outdoor painted wall murals for Coca‑Cola advertising? The first ever mural in Cartersville, GA, has been restored and still exists today.
1931
Did you know that Coca‑Cola advertising helped shape the modern-day image of Santa Claus? In December 1931, the Santa Claus by artist Haddon Sundblom first appeared in ads for Coca‑Cola. Santa was shown as a plump, jolly, friendly man, an image of St. Nick that still exists today.
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1950
Did you know Coca‑Cola has been advertising on TV since 1950? On November 23, 1950, The Coca‑Cola Company sponsored its first TV program, a Thanksgiving Day special, marking our first TV commercial. The Company quickly moved into the new medium of television, seeing it as a way to reach consumers beyond the store shelves.
1963
Did you know The Coca‑Cola Company’s first diet soft drink, TaB, was introduced in the U.S. in 1963? TaB spurred the early growth of the low-calorie soft-drink segment – a novel idea at the time.
1982
Did you know soft-drink history was made in 1982 with the introduction of Diet Coke? Diet Coke was the first extension of the trademarks Coca‑Cola and Coke, and the most successful new soft drink since Coca‑Cola itself. Within two years, diet Coke had become the top low-calorie soft drink in the world, a position the brand maintains today.
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1991
Did you know that in 1991, The Coca‑Cola Company introduced the first bottles made partially with recycled plastic, an innovation for the entire industry? Since that time, we have continued including recycled content in our PET bottles, called CYCLEPET bottles, and have supported projects to encourage use of recycled plastic to ensure our non-returnable PET packaging is more sustainable.
2006
Did you know that in Switzerland by 2006, all half-liter bottles of Coca‑Cola were made with 50% recycled content? This follows an innovation for the industry, when in 1991 Coca‑Cola introduced the first bottles made partially with recycled plastic.
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