Cool Facts About Dr. Pepper

1. Charles Alderton is the man behind the invention of the Dr. Pepper drink.


2. The very first bottle sold in on the 12th January, 1885.


3. Dr. Pepper is the oldest brand in America for the production of soft drinks!


4. Earlier the brand name used to have a full stop at the end of its name. But it was later on removed in the year 1950.


5. In 2008 Dr. Pepper offered to give everyone a free drink,  if Guns 'N' Roses would release their album "decade-in-the-works".


6. Dr. Pepper has it's own museum dedicated to the drink, which is located in Waco, Texas.


7. Earlier this drink didn’t have a name and people used to just call it Waco.


8. Till date, no one actually knows that how this drink got the name Dr. Pepper.


9. Aerosmith and Red Hot Chili Peppers are the two rock bands who have Dr. Pepper as their favourite soft drink.


10. Currently, Dr. Pepper is known to blend 23 different flavors in the United States and some other countries.


11. It is possible to heat this beverage and add lemon to it to make a hot drink.


12. Dr. Pepper was many times speculated for having prune juice in it but it does not.


13. There is also a lip balm which has the flavor of Dr. Pepper.


14. This drink is owned by the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and not by Coca Cola or Pepsi.


15. Dr. Pepper also comes in a flavor which is caffeine free.


16. Legend has it that it was named after the father of a girl whom Wade Morrison loved.


17. Wade Morrison was the owner of the drug store in which Charles discovered this drink by an experiment.


18. It was originally made with imperial pure cane sugar.