15 Super Gross Facts About Coca-Cola That Might Make You Stop Drinking It

by N/A, 9 years ago | 3 min read

Coke might be handy for some life hacks, but when you learn just what exactly those life hacks are, you'll be appalled that you've been drinking this stuff.Â

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1. American coke is actually very different from different countries' coke.

OK, so this isn't one of the pieces of damning evidence, but an interesting thing to note, nonetheless.Â

2. It is the mortal enemy of teeth everywhere.

3. You can actually clean your toilet pretty effectively with Coca-Cola.

4. A Danish study brought back reports of men who drink excess amounts of Coca-Cola having lower sperm counts than those who did not.

5. This Coke ad was once removed due to obscenity...gee, that really blows.

6. Many believe this iconic image of Santa is the first representation of modern day Santa Claus, but very similar drawings actually predate this ad by several decades.

7. You may know that Americans consume an alarming amount of sugar each year...but did you know that 1.7 million TONS of it comes from Coca-Cola?

8. It can remove rust from metal...and if that's not a red flag for what you're consuming, I'm not sure what is.

9. Snails and/or slugs can actually die if they come in contact with Coca-Cola...probably not a good sign.

10. There are no health benefits gained from drinking Diet Coke as opposed to regular Coke.

11. Coca-Cola was actually behind the H2NO campaign to discourage people from ordering water when they went out to eat. It was simply to drive up Coca-Cola product sales, and was pretty outrageously awful.

12. If you're running out of battery, pour some Coke on itâ€”it can last longer.

13. Coca-Cola can literally soften your bones.

14. It makes a decent lawn fertilizer, if you fertilize your lawn.

15. Pouring coke onto a penny can remove the grimy residue from it, which SOUNDS like a good thing, but when you think about it...