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Feb 2023
48m 40s

Always Coca-Cola: Coca, Kola, and the *R...

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley
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Coca-Cola's red and white logo is so iconic that supposedly nine out of every ten people on Earth know it on sight. Nearly two billion servings of Coke are sold a day, enough for one out of every four people on the planet. Yet while a glimpse of a billboard or bottle might start you humming one of their catchy jingles, this legendary brand was actually creat ... Show More
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