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Cola Time Machine



Welcome to the 1886 Cola Club!

            In 1886, a pharmacist named John Pemberton mixed up a sweet, fizzy drink using lemon, lime, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. He served it at a soda fountain in Atlanta, where people would line up for a glass that cost just 5 cents!


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