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[-] hactar42@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Frankenstein references aside, the real name origin is kind of strange. Per Dr Pepper themselves:

Wade Morrison, the drug store owner, named it "Dr. Pepper" after Dr. Charles Pepper, a Virginia doctor who was the father of a girl Morrison was once in love with.

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