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Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in more than 200 countries. It is often referred to simply as Coke. Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market. The prototype Coca-Cola recipe was formulated at a drugstore in by John Pemberton in 1886. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases, including morphine addiction, headache and impotence. When launched, Coca-Cola's two key ingredients were cocaine and caffeine. The cocaine was derived from the coca leaf and the caffeine from kola nut, leading to the name Coca-Cola (the "K" in Kola was replaced with a "C" for marketing purposes). Coca-Cola now uses a cocaine-free coca leaf. Kola nuts act as a flavoring and the source of caffeine in Coca-Cola. A can of Coke (355 ml) has 39 grams of carbohydrates (all from sugar, approximately 10 teaspoons). The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson, in 1885. He came up with the name and chose the logo's distinctive cursive script, known as Spencerian script. It was the dominant form of formal handwriting in the United States during that period. Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time on March 12, 1894. Cans of Coke first appeared in 1955. The exact formula of Coca-Cola's natural flavorings (but not its other ingredients which are listed on the side of the bottle or can) is a trade secret. A popular myth states that only two executives have access to the formula, with each executive having only half the formula. The equally famous Coca-Cola bottle, called the "contour bottle" within the company, but known to some as the "hobble skirt" bottle, was created by bottle designer Earl R. Dean in 1915. Today, the contour Coca-Cola bottle is one of the most recognized packages on the planet..."even in the dark!".