Who doesn’t love a refreshing soda? It is often easy to take these fizzy drinks for granted, but some of their backstories and tales may actually surprise you. From weird origins to strange lawsuits, here are some interesting facts about soda that go beyond the bubbles. 1. The Case of the Mouse and Mountain Dew In … Continue reading 10 Fascinating Soda Facts That’ll Fizz Up Your Curiosity
Skywriting was invented by the Royal…
Skywriting was invented by the Royal Air Force in World War I to send messages to troops on the ground. After the war, Pepsi built a fleet of skywriting biplanes.
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During the Soviet Union, government…
During the Soviet Union, government officials made a deal with Pepsi to allow Pepsi into the Soviet Union, being the first foreign product sanctioned for sale in the Soviet Union. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Coca-Cola was favored because Pepsi was associated with the Soviet Union. 00
The two founders of Pizza Hut…
The two founders of Pizza Hut sold the business to Pepsi in 1977, and one of the founders then became a prolific Papa John’s franchisee, owning 133 locations by the year 2001. During legal struggles with Pizza Hut in the late 1990s, Papa John’s ran commercial advertisements highlighting the fact, including a dramatization showing Frank […]
In 2004, farmers in India used Pepsi and Coca…
In 2004, farmers in India used Pepsi and Coca Cola instead of pesticides because they were cheaper and got the job done just as well. 00
Ronaldinho lost a lucrative $750,000 sponsorship…
Ronaldinho lost a lucrative $750,000 sponsorship from Coca-Cola simply because he took a sip from a Pepsi can during a press conference. 00
In 2002, at Novosibirsk, Pepsi created a contest to win…
In 2002, at Novosibirsk, Pepsi created a contest to win a car, where customers who bought a bottle of Pepsi could win a car by choosing the right key for the car. However, when a man was able to open it, he was sued by Pepsi, since the contest was supposed to be impossible to […]
In 1993 Pepsi ran a contest in the Philippines…
In 1993 Pepsi ran a contest in the Philippines in which it promised 1 million pesos, roughly $40,000, to the person who found the number 349 inside his bottle cap. Pepsi went on to mistakenly print 800,000 winning caps, leading to outrage and death threats to Pepsi executives.
In 1998, a Georgia high school student was suspended from…
In 1998, a Georgia high school student was suspended from school after wearing a Pepsi t-shirt on Coke Day. Upon hearing the news, a Pepsi spokesperson said, “Without knowing all the details, it sounds like (he’s) obviously a trendsetter with impeccable taste in clothes.”
A man sued Pepsico after the company refused to redeem…
A man sued Pepsico after the company refused to redeem his 7,000,000 Pepsi Points for a AV-8 Harrier II jump jet as advertised in their commercial.