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How many of you drink cola Nearly everybody. Did you know that cola started out not as a soft drink but as a (36)______for headache back in the late 1800’’ s John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had (37)______ for many months trying to find a cure for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixture and heating different combination of oils and (38)______until he found one that seems promising. Pamberton (39)______the mixture and began selling it in drugstores as a (40).________________________syrup that the customer had to mix with water before drinking. Cola’’s (41)______from a concentrated syrup to a carbonated soft drink came about quite by accident. One day, a customer came into a drugstore (42)______of a headache and asked for (43)______ cola syrup. He wanted to take it right away. So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he waited. The clerk, instead of walking to the other end of the counter to get (44)____________, suggested mixing the syrup with soda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, (45)____________how good it tasted. The clerk continued offering the mixture and carbonated cola grew in popularity. Today carbonated colas are sold in most countries around the world. And although they no longer contain the (46)____________to kill headaches, they are still very refreshing.