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Is Pepsi OK?

On June 16, 1903 Caleb D. Bradham of New Bern, North Carolina registered the

Pepsi Cola trademark. The pharmacist

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s product was first used in his store

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s soda

fountain in 1898. He had mixed carbonated water, pepsin, kola nut extract, sugar,

vanilla, and oils to come up with a drink that eventually gain worldwide

popularity. Today, it is not uncommon to order a

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Coke

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in a restaurant eliciting

the waitperson

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s response

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Is Pepsi OK?

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John Stanley submitted a gallery of Pepsi-Cola corkscrews from his collection: