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A hobbyist reverse-engineers Coca-Cola

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A YouTube hobbyist used mass spectrometry to reverse-engineer the Coca-Cola formula, resolving a mystery held since the late nineteenth century.

Reporting date: 2026-01-12 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 12, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to January 12, 2026

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Welcome to January 12, 2026

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A hobbyist reverse-engineers Coca-Cola
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Reporting date: 2026-01-12
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-12-coca-cola-reverse-engineered
Claim: A YouTube hobbyist used mass spectrometry to reverse-engineer the Coca-Cola formula, resolving a mystery held since the late nineteenth century.
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- Welcome to January 12, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-12-2026
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