There’s no drink more ironically Texan than Dr Pepper, and if the Dr Pepper company has their way, it could soon become the official soft drink of the Lone Star State. Dr Pepper recently launched a petition on change.org asking lawmakers to make it the official soft drink of Texas. With an initial goal of 15,000 signatures, the petition garnered over 10,000 signatures in its first three days. It currently boasts 17,768 and counting.
Whether you love the taste of a Dr Pepper ice cream float on a hot summer afternoon or a cup of hot Dr Pepper to help you wake up on a winter morning, Texans love their favorite syrupy soda. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas, by pharmacist Charles Alderton. At that time, customers would ask for a “Waco.” The inventor of this incredible elixir worked at a drug store owned by a gentleman named Wade Morrison, and according to legend, it was Morrison who named the beverage after the father of a young lady he once loved. Up until the 1950s, the “Dr” featured a period after it, before the brand decided to drop it.