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http://mentalfloss.com/article/512784/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-dr-pepper
IT'S GOT TEXAS ROOTS
You already know that Dr Pepper has a unique, spicy flavor, but did you know its corporate history is just as crisp and interesting?
Like many beloved soft drinks, Dr Pepper was the product of experimentation in a pharmacy. Charles Alderton, a pharmacist at Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas, enjoyed experimenting
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ACTUAL DR. PEPPER
Once Alderton perfected his new concoction, it needed a name. Patrons originally referred to the drink as “a Waco,”
the elixir needed a catchier name dubbed the drink Dr. Pepper in a nod to a Dr. Charles T. Pepper
LEGALLY, IT'S NOT A COLA
THERE'S NO PERIOD IN THE NAME
ROANOKE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT
One Virginia city would rather drink a cold Dr Pepper than engage in fact-checking. Roanoke became the “Dr Pepper Capital of the World.”
THERE'S A DR PEPPER MUSEUM
If you need to inject some Dr Pepper

“Be a Pepper.”