12 Ways to Use Coca-Cola Around the House

There are claims that Coca-Cola can be used in many ways around the house, but I'm going to list only 12 ways it can be used, and as usual, before I give you the ways in which coca cola can be used, I want to give you a little background history on how this famous drink got its start.

Coca-Cola History

The invention of Coca-Cola can be contributed to Dr. John S. Pemberton, who wanted to replicate an elixir made with coca and was named Vin Mariani. The doctor came up with a thick syrup made from sugar, water, kola nut extract and coca. After inventing this elixir, Pemberton sold it to a druggist by the name of Willis Venable who added carbonated water to mixture.

The formula passed through several owners before it was eventually purchased by someone named Asa G. Chandler. Mr. Chandler was the one to keep the formula a well guarded secret, and decided to trademark the name coca cola in 1893.

As you know, the beverage's formula has only been changed once, and it turned out to be the worst decision the Coca-Cola company could have made. In 1985 Pepsi Cola was out-selling coca cola and this is why the formula was changed. But after 3 months of failure and pressure from the public, the company removed Coca Cola New from the shelves and replaced it with Coca Cola Classic.

Use On Grease Stained Clothes

If you ever have any clothes with grease stains, just add a can of coke to your wash, along with the detergent and it will remove the stains by loosening the stain so it can be removed by regular washing.

Use As A Meat Tenderizer

Add a pack of Italian dressing with a can of coca cola and marinade your steaks for 30 minutes before cooking. This makes your steak delicious and tender.

Use On Your Ham

Just pour a can of coke into the pan with the ham, wrap the ham in foil and bake. This makes your ham really moist.

Use For Nausea

If you ever find yourself having a bout of nausea, every hour take a teaspoon of coke that has gone flat. This will relieve your nausea.

Use In Your Toilet Bowl

Just pour a can of coca cola into your toilet bowl and leave if for about 1 hour. After 1 hour, just swish the bowl and flush. It is the citric acid that cleans the bowl of stains.

Use On Your Garage Floor

Any oil stains on your garage floor can be cleaned up by pouring a can of coke on it and leaving it for 30 minutes to an hour, then rinse it off.

Use On Rusted Bolts

Put a cloth soaked with coca cola over the rusted bolt and it will loosen the bolt enough so you can unscrew it.

Use On Slugs

If you have trouble with slugs in your garden or landscaping, just place a bowl of coke in the area
and the will be attracted to it instead of your garden. It is the citric acid in the drink that kills them.

Use On Car Batteries

When your car battery terminals become corroded, just pour coca cola over them, and brush with a tooth brush to remove the corrosion.

Use In Your Garden

Some flowers in your garden need acidic soil, and if you have any of these flowers that aren't doing very well, try pouring coke around the soil to add the acid they need, and your flowers should recover.

Use On Your Car Chrome

Take a piece of foil that has been crumpled and wet it with coke. Wipe it over your chrome to remove any rusted areas.

Use On Your Rib Roast

Make a delicious rib roast by marinating it in a can of coke, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce and Italian dressing before cooking.

Coca Cola Ingredients

High fructose or sucrose corn syrup, carbonated water, caramel color, caffeine, lemon oil, phosphoric acid, glycerin, orange oil, lime oil, vanilla extract, nutmeg oil, cassia oil, kola and coca

More Coca Cola History

Some more interesting facts about the history of Coca-Cola is that in 1919, the coca cola company went public, and you could have purchased one share of Coca-Cola stock for about $40 dollars. If someone in your family had purchased just one share, in 1994 it would have been worth $118,192.76

One more fact is that if you take all the coca cola that has been produced, and place it in regular bottles, then place these bottles in a line that is end-to-end, they could make 1,045 round trips to the moon, which equals to be a round trip, once a day for the next 2 years, 10 months and 11 days.

Source

http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/coca_cola.htm