Fun Fact: Early Soda Drinks
Before the year 1900, the most popular early soda drinks were ginger ale, ice cream soda, root beer, Dr Pepper, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Dr Pepper was the first brand-name soda, invented in 1885 by Charles Aderton.
Sources: www.thoughtco.com, www.historyofsoftdrinks.com
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