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<p>90.212.55.217: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Edit|Database/Items (AC3):Joseph Priestley&amp;#39;s Soda Apparatus|Text=Edit this tab}}<br /> The first drinkable glass of soda was made by Joseph Priestley, a minister, philosopher and friend of Benjamin Franklin. In 1767, Priestley lived in Leeds, England, right next door to a brewery - which you might think sounds wonderfully convenient, but actually means that most things in your house end up smelling of yeast and malt - although, if you've ever been to Leeds, you'll know your clothes smelling of yeast pretty much makes you posh.<br /> <br /> Priestley was given permission to perform scientific experiments above the vats in the brewery - a flagrant violation of modern health codes, but apparently not frowned upon at the time. He found that when he held a bowl of water above the brewery gases (which he claled &quot;fixed air&quot;), they infused the water, making it bubbly.<br /> <br /> Priestley excitedly shared his new beverage with his friends, but he didn't realize (or didn't care about) its money-making potential. The creation of soft drinks would have to wait for future (and more &quot;financially motivated&quot;) innovators.<br /> [[Category:Database/AC3]]</div>

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