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Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine
short by Sanira Mediratta / on Sunday, 26 March, 2017
The original Coca-Cola formula, created in 1886 by US pharmacist John Pemberton, is believed to have contained traces of cocaine. The cocaine was derived from coca leaf extract, which was mixed with Bordeaux wine to make the drink. The traces were however removed in the early 1900s, after public unease over the ingredient.
read more at The Guardian