Huh?

In two of the books (Naked, by David Sedaris and The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid...both outstanding books by the way) I've read in the last 6 months there has been mention to adding a handful of salty peanuts to a bottle of Coke before drinking it. Have any of you ever tried it? I'm curious, I will admit. I pretty rarely drink the stuff anymore and I have a huge bucket of salted nuts my dad gave me but there aren't any peanuts in it, but maybe I'll splurge today and try it. I need a pick me up. I'll keep you posted.