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6 Accidental Inventions that Revolutionized the World
[tps_title]Coca Cola[/tps_title]
The famous drink is also an accident of a pharmacist called John Pemberton. During the 1880s, Pemberton used to sell a syrup obtained from wine and cocaine extract under the name of “Pemberton’s French Wine Coca” which was actually a sort of medicine for migraines and nervous breakdowns. In 1885 alcohol was prohibited in Atlanta (the state were Pemberton lived), therefore the recipe was changed to cocaine extract and mineral water, transforming the medicine into the drink we all enjoy today.