Which war did John Stith Pemberton serve in before developing Coca-Cola?
World War I
World War II
American Civil War
Spanish-American War
Answer
John Stith Pemberton served in the American Civil War, where he was severely wounded. He became addicted to morphine as a pain medication and developed Coca-Cola as a patent medicine in an effort to control his addiction.
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