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From: bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (B. Banerjee)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: Re: Re: The Secret of Coca Cola - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 17-Mar-84 13:58:10 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 17 13:58:10 1984
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>> It is a FACT, not a matter for debate, that Coca Cola originally had
>> traces of actual Cocaine in their wondrous soft drink, although it was
>> not anywhere near as refined as the white nose-wrecker that is popular
>> among the modern autocides.  The extracts currently used are flavoring
>> only, and have no medicinal use.
>> 
>> Hutch

The Cocaine in Coca Cola was dispensed with early in the 20th Century
in the USA.  However, it remained in the flavouring sent overseas
(Australia and India as far as I know) until the middle of the 1950's.

This is all hearsay, so please don't ask me for references.
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				Binayak Banerjee
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