Who first introduced soft drinks?

Answer 1

Ancient societies used mineral water that were though to cure diseases. In 1767, Englishman Joseph Priestley first discovered a method of infusing water with carbon dioxide to make carbonated water[5] when he suspended a bowl of distilled water above a beer vat at a local brewery in Leeds, England.Artificial mineral waters, usually called "soda water," and the soda fountain made the biggest splash in the United States. Beginning in 1806, Yale chemistry professor Benjamin Sillimansold soda waters in New Haven, Connecticut. Later they just added syrups.