Chit chat for chai

Coke makes so many different beverages that if you drank one per day, it would take you over 9 years to try them all. Soak up more soda facts in chit chat for chai!

 

Karishma brings you seven things you could really do without, but are better off knowing.

Her warning: You may not like what you find. And you may not believe what is in fact, fact.

But share them with your children. Step into someone else’s shoes. Imagine.

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; ‘7’ was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces and ‘UP’ indicated the direction of the bubbles.

Coke makes so many different beverages that if you drank one per day, it would take you over 9 years to try them all. It manufacturers 3,500 beverages, spanning from sodas to energy drinks to soy-based drinks.

Kopi Luwak, the world’s most expensive coffee (up to $600 per pound) is made from coffee beans eaten and then excreted by a Sumatran wild cat.

It takes 50 full glasses of water to grow enough oranges to make 1 glass of orange juice.

The costliest teabag ever was created for the 75th anniversary of the PG Tips tea company. The bag was filled with 280 diamonds and limited edition tea leaves. The bag cost  £7,500 and was auctioned to raise money for a children’s hospital in Britain.

Fanta was invented in Nazi Germany during the World War II era. A trading ban was placed on Germany by the Allies, which meant the Coca-Cola Company wasn’t able to import the syrup needed to produce Coca-Cola in Germany.

Beer foam will go down by licking your finger and then sticking it in the beer.

 

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