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7-Up was originally a lithium drink. πŸ₯€
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Dark HistoryJul 27, 2026

7-Up was originally a lithium drink. πŸ₯€

7-Up was originally a lithium drink. πŸ₯€ . . . When Charles Leiper Grigg launched it in 1929, the full name was 'Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.' Every bottle contained lithium citrate β€” the same compound prescribed today for bipolar disorder. It was marketed as a hangover cure. Lithium wasn't removed from the recipe until 1948.

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Smithsonian Magazine, 2013, 'The Bitter Origins of 7-Up' / Time Magazine, 2015, 'A Brief History of Lithium'

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