Cliff Kluge, a former Georgia business representative, said he had found in his home an old document containing the answer to one of the "great mysteries of humanity." We are not talking about who killed Kennedy or how the Stonehenge stones were laid out in that curious way ... but about Coke's unattainable recipe.

As absurd as it may seem, Kluge told ABC News that he was turning over an old box of letters when he found the document dated 1943. The merchant also said that he had bought that container with the letters inside at any yard sale, paying around $ 100 (around $ 204, according to today's US currency quote).

Image Source: Press Release / eBay “Whoever typed these letters certainly knew the original recipe for the drink. The letter always refers to Coke and its products in order to conclude this, ”says the merchant. Speaking of trade, Mr. Cliff Kluge took the chance of gold that was in his hands and announced the revenue on the international auction site eBay ...

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Anyone who thought the ad would be just one of so many nonsense appearing on the Internet may begin to rethink their opinion. Kluge managed to negotiate his document with such secret recipe of the most famous drink in the world for absurd $ 15 million (a value over $ 30 million). The buyer? Unfortunately, the person who purchased the magic formula canceled their registration on the shopping site shortly after finalizing the deal.

Image Source: Press Release / eBayA Coca-Cola was logically contacted to comment on the truth of the mysterious recipe. According to Ted Ryan, Coca's chief archivist, the company has seven-keyly protected its secret over the years. “We know he doesn't really have the soda formula. There is only a single copy of this recipe, ”said the former Coca employee.

Has that $ 15 million been well invested and will we soon know a soda that could tie or even overwhelm the powerful red label soda company? Either way, at least who paid that million dollar earned the advertiser's "free shipping" ...