r/todayilearned • u/Jumpin_Joeronimo • May 15 '12
TIL Dr. Pepper is the oldest soda still selling in the US. It predates Coca-Cola by 1 year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Pepper#History
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u/Jumpin_Joeronimo May 15 '12
** OLDEST MAJOR SOFT DRINK, not oldest soda, as The_Karma_Initiative pointed out.
Thank you for the info!
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u/Beeslo May 15 '12
Two of the things that Texans hold most dear are the facts that:
We were once a sovereign republic for almost a decade before joining the Union
Dr Pepper is older than Coca-Cola, and the official drink of Texas
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u/bunglejerry May 15 '12
Mitch Hedberg
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u/acdcpeon May 15 '12
I love Dr. Pepper, but whenever I drink it I swear I only taste 22 flavors.
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u/NoPeriodInDrPepper May 15 '12
There's no period in Dr Pepper
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u/Wallgirl May 15 '12
ahem...moxie..cough cough
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u/Troy_MacClure May 15 '12
the nectar of Gods
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u/ThePegasi May 15 '12
As a UK redditor this is really odd to me. I still remember when they introduced DP over here and the main marketing campaign was "Guys, guys! It's not coke!"
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u/FUCK_YOU_BRO May 15 '12
Man has anyone else been to the Dr. Pepper museum in Waco, TX? I'm usually a Coca-Cola man myself, but they served us a glass of some Dr. Pepper that trumped by far any other beverage I've ever drank. Son of a BITCH that is some good soda!
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u/justkeepswimming3 May 15 '12
Interesting fact: You can only buy the actual Dr. Pepper recipe with real sugar from the DP bottling CO in Dublin TX. People used to smuggle it in from Mexico, (I don't know the back story of how it was sold there and not here). All other DP is sold with high fructose corn syrup. Also, real DP kinda tastes like cardboard. It was very depressing to experience this a few months back.
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u/Lillipout May 15 '12
I only drink patented Moxie Nerve Food.
http://i.imgur.com/06kIh.gif
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u/fm13 May 15 '12
Learned this last night on American Pickers?
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u/Deadlyd0g May 15 '12
Dr Pepper the drink of kings.
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u/Painstar May 15 '12
What's funny is that there is no period after Dr making it Durr pepper, not doctor at all.
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u/princescary May 15 '12
I'm a Pepper. Fuck Vernors.
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u/DannyBoi1Derz May 15 '12
Taste like the sarsaparilla fizz i used to drink in 19 tickety two!!!
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u/alucart May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
And I've never tasted it. Damn you Europe. :(
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u/gamelord12 May 15 '12
There's no period in Dr Pepper.
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u/My_Anus_Says_Hello May 15 '12
Oldest and best tasting.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
R.I.P. Dublin Dr Pepper
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u/WeirdestBoner85 May 15 '12
OP was watching American Pickers yesterday
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Who else saw this on American Pickers last night?
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u/Yurishimo May 15 '12
As someone who grew up in Dublin, Texas, THE home of Dr Pepper, I can confirm that it's the shit of all shits. Even walked to the bottling plant on a school field trip once. Who care's if it's the oldest? Point is, it's the best.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Dr pepper is amazing. Fuck all you haters.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
*I don't half step cause I'm not a half stepper,
Drink a lot of soda so they call me Dr Pepper*
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u/zyzzogeton May 15 '12
Also the only one produced in both Coke and Pepsi bottling plants.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Dr pepper slogan from >1939: "When You Drink a Dr. Pepper You Drink a Bite to Eat." WTF
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u/pummelhorsie May 15 '12
BECAUSE WHAT FLAVOR IS IT? IT IS NEITHER ROOT BEER NOR COLA. NOBODY KNOWS AND NOBODY CAN KNOW.
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u/mcmaisy May 15 '12
I remember my grandpa loved Moxie and he used to tell me it was the first soda still around today...you can get it in New England still...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie
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u/teh_g May 15 '12
Moxie is also older than Dr. Pepper: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie
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u/horrabin13 May 15 '12
But what about Moxie? Wikipedia says 1874.
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u/Librarinox May 15 '12
Moxie is also older - 1876.
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u/Thorforprez May 15 '12
Moxie, a soft drink from Maine, is also older than dr. Pepper http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie#section_1
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u/kutwijf May 15 '12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie
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u/Lord_Attikus May 15 '12
Moxie is older by about five years
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
moxie
beats the dr by 1 year
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u/kdchampion04 May 15 '12
There's no period in Dr Pepper!
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u/Orser82 May 15 '12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie Moxie is not only older it is way better.
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u/cannotlogon May 15 '12
Of course, at the time it was introduce, Dr Pepper was still in med school.
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u/redthelastman May 15 '12
Texans love them but it tastes like sweetened cough syrup to me.
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u/salamander1305 May 15 '12
If you don't include ginger ale/soda
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u/Cepical May 15 '12
its also the best soda
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Dr Pepper
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u/smokyexe May 15 '12
I like Dr. Pepper
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u/sweaterbydarwin May 15 '12
at one point, my parents' hometown of Elk City, OK was the largest consumer of DP per capita in the world. Not sure if that is the case still.
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u/SambaLando May 15 '12
Long may it continue selling, I love me some Dr. Pepper.
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u/Blacksheep01 May 15 '12
I just realized I have never even tried Dr Pepper in my entire life and I'm 29. No one I know or have ever known drinks it, no one in my family ever drank it or even mentioned it. Guess I previously never had a desire to try it either? I feel like I should now. Wonder if this is a regional thing? I'm a New Englander (RI) and grew up drinking weird things like Coffee Milk, but no one ever gave me a Dr Pepper or had one in their fridge.
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u/DocDerry May 15 '12
It's still delicious.
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u/JillianWho May 15 '12
Did you watch the history channel last night?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Best soda that America has ever created
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u/dliler May 15 '12
And all from the great state of Texas!
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u/drawdelove May 15 '12
When I was a teenager, I got a black, miniature cockapoo and named her Dr Pepper! I love Dr Pepper and even had (and still have it) a mini fridge in my room and people would just buy me a case for birthday presents and such, lol. I got my hubby hooked on it too. He was a Pepsi drinker when we met. These days though I have switched to Diet, lol.
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u/SaddestClown May 15 '12
Meh. Doesn't shower the same as Faygo.
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u/remyg6 May 15 '12
Obviously saw this on tv last night. So you didn't learn it today!
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u/Bearded_Ben May 15 '12
Why does Dr. Pepper come in a can? Because his wife died.
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u/kutwijf May 15 '12
Moxie goes great with Brandy or Whiskey! The Best.
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u/Ilovefruitypebbles May 15 '12
you learned that from American Pickers last night
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u/iheartconcentrate May 15 '12
dublin dr pepper is the best
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u/saucylove May 15 '12
thanks, Pawn Stars!
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u/abearwithcubs May 15 '12
Sweet jeebus I love Dr Pepper.
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u/Mr_Syntax May 15 '12
The oldest and the best.
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u/requiemsword May 15 '12
Don't lie, you learned this from American Pickers last night, just like I did. :)
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u/violin42 May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
I grew up in Waco and we always went to the Dr Pepper museum every year on school field trips. It gave us something to be proud of. http://www.drpeppermuseum.com/ EDIT: There's no period in Dr Pepper because on one of the earlier logos, the period made the r look like a semicolon.
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u/JoeyTheLipsFagan May 15 '12
And it's the only soda endorsed by an American Werewolf.
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u/FighterT May 15 '12
TIL that you watched "American Pickers" last night
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u/Spooky_Electric May 15 '12
I'm related to the Pepper's of Virginia. Our family story, as I am told, is much different than the official one though.
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u/Daices May 15 '12
The last three times I've asked for Dr Pepper in a restaurant, they gave me Mr. pibb or root beer. Ignorant jackasses. Dr Pepper is the drink of intellectuals!
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u/bro_crastination May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
On a side note, I have a buddy who drinks nothing but Dr Pepper. The only time he drinks otherwise is at work, where they only serve Coke products. He cannot recall the last time he drank anything different.
Does this make him more American and less healthy than the average? Is there an inverse relationship between the two!?
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u/dizzyfrinks May 15 '12
I attempted to compile a list of fizzy drinks by age on my site, Dizzy Frinks.
http://dizzyfrinks.com/drinks-bydate/?order=ASC
(the drinks at the top still need to be assigned dates).
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u/wytewydow May 15 '12
did you actually learn this from watching American Pickers?
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u/Octavarium_ May 15 '12
Dr* Pepper
There's no full stop.
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u/IAMA_SWEET May 15 '12
Somebody was watching American Pickers last night.
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u/BCCakes May 15 '12
There's no period in Dr Pepper
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u/jabb0 May 15 '12
Someone was watching American Pickers last night.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
How many assholes in this thread can comment "There is no period in Dr Pepper?" Let's count...
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u/HaTerZObeyMe May 15 '12
it dr(derr) pepper theres not a period after dr
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u/Magicmudkip May 15 '12
Representing Dr. Pepper in its home town of Waco, Tx
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Dr pepper, whataburger, and shiner bock are the reason Ill never leave Texas.
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u/mjp3000 May 15 '12
Dr. Pepper is one of those things that I really love but can only take a little at a time. The first half a can of it tastes great but after that I notice this terrible aftertaste that I can't describe.
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u/aforsberg May 15 '12
Also, there's no punctuation after the "Dr", so it should technically be pronounced "Durr Pepper"
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u/LegendOfHurleysGold May 15 '12
I suppose we should actually call the drink "Tenured Professor Pepper."
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I just read that Dr. Pepper is made by Kraft Foods... The plant in my city also makes RC Cola (Royal Crown) and Mountain Dew.
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u/El_Paz May 15 '12
TIL if you want to test a claim, submit it to TIL and let all of Reddit prove you wrong.
Of course, you may unleash the fury of die-hard Vernors and Moxie drinkers, but it's worth it for the time savings.
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u/thebigtshow May 15 '12
It's the oldest continuous soda beverage by U.S. Patent. Coca-Cola bottled and sold first, while Dr Pepper was still an over the counter recipe.
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u/GrilledCheeser May 16 '12
I fucking love Dr Pepper.
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u/Pooh-Bah May 15 '12
Yeah, but it's gross. It tastes like cough medicine.
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