In the 1950s, Green River Soda was second in sales only to Coca-Cola. It was created by Richard C. Jones in Davenport, Iowa, sold widely by the Chicago-based Schoenhofen Edelweiss Brewing Company in 1919, subsequently sold by other vendors, and is currently manufactured by WIT Beverage Company. When Richard C. Jones of Davenport, Iowa, concocted a sparkling green drink to attract high school students to his ice cream shop and soda fountain in 1916, little did he know that one day it would keep a brewery in operation during Prohibition, inspire a famous rock song, and become a symbol of Irish festivities in Chicago. But such is the charm of the electric Green River soft drink, with its characteristic lemon-lime tang. (Atlas Obscura)