The original Coca-Cola formula was invented in 1885 by John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist. The name itself hints at its two primary psychoactive ingredients: 'Coca' for the coca leaf extract, which contained trace amounts of cocaine, and 'Cola' for the kola nut, which provided caffeine. At the time, cocaine was legal and a common ingredient in patent medicines, viewed more as a wonder drug than a dangerous substance. Growing public concern about the addictive nature and health effects of coca

Em 1985, a Coca-Cola tomou uma das decisões mais arriscadas de sua história: mudar a fórmula de seu refrigerante mais famoso. A empresa lançou a chamada “New Coke”, uma versão mais doce, criada para competir com o crescimento da Pepsi, que vinha conquistando cada vez mais espaço no mercado, principalmente entre os jovens. #GuerraDasColas | HISTORY