Hi Everyone Have not written anything for ages have been in bit of a downer as I suffer from Fibromyalgia. But I am back, was talking to my daughter the other day about Coca cola and how the taste is right off the mark. I am 65 and when I was 15 and started to drink coke it was the best drink ever the taste was like nothing. So looked up the History and these are some of the facts about this drink. Coke began in 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton, led him to create a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. He created a flavored syrup, took it to his neighborhood pharmacy, where it was mixed with carbonated water and deemed “excellent” by those who sampled it. Dr. Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, is credited with naming the beverage “Coca‑Cola” as well as designing the trademarked, distinct script, still used today. When launched, Coca - Cola's two key ingredients were cocaine and ca