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
Scotland’s favorite soft drink…
Scotland’s favorite soft drink, Irn-Bru originated in New York, USA in 1889 as IRONBREW.
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Moxie is the oldest bottled soft…
Moxie is the oldest bottled soft drink in the U.S. Founded in 1884, 2 years before Coca-Cola, it originally claimed to have “cured drunkards by the thousands”. Once widely available, it is now mostly found in New England. In 2005, Moxie was named the State of Maine’s official soft drink.
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Drinking soda could be linked…
Drinking soda could be linked to a higher risk of cancer, judging from a new study. But here’s the more surprising part: so could fruit juices.
7-up, a popular soda, once…
7-up, a popular soda, once contained Lithium. The popular beverage once contained the mood stabilizing drug, which is still widely used today in treatment of mood disorders. Lithium (#4 on the Periodic table) has a molecular mass of “7” and is a mood stabilizer for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder – essentially “Up” […]
A child once turned orange from…
A child once turned orange from drinking too much Sunny Delight. The company used Beta-Carotene (found it carrots) to color the drink which can make you orange at extremely high doses. The girl was drinking 1.5 liters a day.
Claud Hatcher bought a large…
Claud Hatcher bought a large amount of Coca-Cola syrup from a salesman and thought he deserved a reduced rate for the amount. When refused, Hatcher vowed to never purchase Coca-Cola again and was determined to develop his own soft drink. He kept his vow and today we have Royal Crown (RC) Cola. 00
Coca-Cola released a drink, Tab Clear, with the sole…
Coca-Cola released a drink, Tab Clear, with the sole intention to be marketed so bad, that people wouldn’t want to drink it, in an attempt to ruin sales of Pepsico’s equivalent, Crystal Pepsi, by comparison. It worked.
A pair of soft drinks were sold in Singapore called…
A pair of soft drinks were sold in Singapore called Anything and Whatever. While each offered six flavors, the cans were identical, so you didn’t know what flavor you were going to get.