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Fanta

You know Orange Fanta?
Twas invented in Germany during the second world war.
"Coca-Cola had been bottled in Germany since 1929. In the late '30s, the realities of war and the unpopularity of foreign-owned firms in Nazi Germany made it difficult for Coca-Cola's German affiliate, Coca-Cola GmbH (in which Coke held majority ownership), to get ingredients, maintain bottling plants, or even communicate with the parent company. So Max Keith (the leading bottler in Germany) decided to launch a new soft drink , relying on available ingredients, mixed with some of the German made Coke ingredients, the import of the secret formula was banned by the government). A salesman suggested a name based on the German word fantasie—Fanta.
When the war ended, a telegraph was received at Coke's Atlanta headquarters: "Coca-Cola GmbH still functioning. Send auditors." There wasn't much need for Fanta once Coke bottling got back into full swing after the war, but the trademark was later resurrected, and Fanta Orange reborn, in 1955 in Italy."

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For some reason I do know this. I don't know why, but I do. I think I heard it on the Biography Channel (Coke 'v' Pepsi). I am such a sad bastard

You think knowing the history of Fanta is sad? I've watched the VH-1 "Behind The Music" special on Motley Crue. More than once. And "the Story of Baywatch" on the E! Channel. I keep using hangovers as an excuse, but I'm beginning to wonder...

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