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How 10 Well-Known Beverages Got Their Names
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didyouevernotice: Coca-Cola was named for two of the ingredients that made up the drink at the time – coca leaves and kola nuts. Mountain Dew is an old slang word for moonshine. It was marketed as “zero-proof moonshine” for a while and even used pictures of hillbillies in its marketing efforts until 1973. Fanta - Two versions here, both based on the German word “fantasie” (fantasy/imagination). Story #1 – a contest was held for employees to name the drink. The inventors told employees to let their “fantasie” run wild. One salesman came up with Fanta.
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