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TIL that, in 2006, three people got hold of Coca-Cola secrets, namely important information regarding its ingredients, and tried to sell it to PepsiCo, owner of rival brand Pepsi. Instead of accepting the offer, Pepsi informed Coca-Cola and actually called the FBI.

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