Elon Musk is in the news again about buying another company. This time, he tweeted that he wants to buy soft drink giant, Coca-Cola.
You may think the billionaire is joking but consider the fact that he tweeted about buying Twitter way back in 2017 with comedian Dave Smith and now he bought it a couple of days ago.
But I must say Coca Cola, with a market capitalisation of $284 billion, is different kettle of fish when you compare it to the $44 billion that he bought Twitter. Also, Elon is worth around $253 billion – ok but not enough.
But when it comes to Elon Musk, never say never.
Cocaine in Coca-Cola?
For those who do not know the history of Coca-Cola, it actually used to contain Cocaine. The first publicly sold bottle of Coca-Cola in 1894 contained 3.5 grams of cocaine.
Coca Cola was invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton. At the time, it was made with coca leaves, which added an amount of cocaine to the drink, and with kola nuts, which added caffeine, so that the coca and the kola together provided a stimulative effect.
The amount of cocaine in Coca-Cola was reduced over time, and finally eliminated from the drink by 1929. This was during the Prohibition Era in the United States, when alcohol was illegal. It later became popular as a “soft” drink, an alternative to hard alcohol.
