Florida roommate charged with drowning pet spider in soda: ‘Yes I’m an evil spider killer!!’
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NY Post ^
| 08/06/2024 | Olivia Land
A Florida woman has been charged with drowning her roommate’s tiny pet spider in a can of soda — later bragging about it online, writing: “Yes I’m an evil spider killer!!” Ilena
Renae Rasmussen, 43, was arrested on July 29 after texting her roommate and “admitting to drowning [her] jumping spider in ginger ale,” the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office wrote in an affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald. She then repeatedly referred to the accusations in a series of cruel social media posts — including a photo of her holding a can of ginger ale, just like the one she allegedly...
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NATIONAL ICE CREAM SODA DAY | June 20
NATIONAL VANILLA MILKSHAKE DAY | June 20
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National Day Calendar ^
| June 20, 2024 | Staff
NATIONAL ICE CREAM SODA DAY On June 20 enjoy a cool, frothy ice cream soda to celebrate National Ice Cream Soda Day! #NationalIceCreamSodaDay There are many claims to the invention of this delicious treat. One
such claim was made by a Mr. Robert McCay Green. According to Green, he created the beverage in 1874 in Philadelphia when he ran out of ice for his shaved ice treats. Once he began substituting ice cream, he had a hit on his hands. Green even included in his will that his gravestone read, "Here lies the originator of the ice cream soda." Philip...
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This Soda Just Became the Second-Most Popular in America — Ahead of Pepsi
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Food & Wine ^
| June 4, 2024 | Stacey Leasca
Here's what soda Americans are sipping on (second) most.Move over Pepsi, there's a new second-favorite soda in town. New
data by Beverage Digest, which looked at sales-volume data, shows that Dr. Pepper has officially overtaken Pepsi, which held the second-place spot since 1985, as the number two soda brand in America. According to the data, shared with the Wall Street Journal, Coke still leads by a very healthy margin, taking home 19.2% of the soda market in the U.S. by sales volume. Next came both Dr. Pepper and Pepsi, with 8.3%, but Dr. Pepper took it by a nose....
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Dr Pepper climbs into tie for 2nd in U.S. soda rankings, report says
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WFAA-TV8 ^
| June 03, 2024 | Ryan Osborne
Dr Pepper is now tied with Pepsi as the No. 2 soft drink brand in the U.S., new research shows. Wall
Street Journal reveals favorite soft drink DALLAS — Move over, Pepsi. Or at least make room. Texas' own Dr Pepper is now tied with Pepsi as the No. 2 soft drink brand in the U.S., according to new research reported by the Wall Street Journal. Both brands are still well behind Coke, which has long held the dominant market share on soft drinks, according to Beverage Digest data cited in the report. In 2023, Coke held 19.18% market share,...
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Ohio Mom Sentenced for Death of Diabetic Child After Feeding Her Mostly Soda Diet
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Breitbart ^
| may 25, 2024 | Katherine Hamilton
An Ohio mother was sentenced on Friday to at least nine years in prison for manslaughter after feeding her diabetic four-year-old daughter a diet consisting mainly of Mountain Dew. “Tamara Banks pled guilty to manslaughter in March for the death of her daughter, Karmity Hoeb, who died in 2022 of a diabetes-related
brain injury,” The New York Post reported. “Banks, 41, often gave the girl bottles of baby formula mixed with the neon-green sugary soda, according to prosecutors, long after she should have been weaned off bottles.” Karmity died at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital due to diabetic ketoacidosis, the Cincinnati Inquirer...
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Drinking too much diet soda could be bad for your liver, study says
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CBS News Boston ^
| 12/8/23 | Mallika Marshall, MD
BOSTON - A new study finds that drinking too much diet soda could be bad for your liver and your weight could also contribute. A
team in China studied more than 2,300 participants and found that those who reported "always" drinking diet soda were more likely to have metabolism dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, often referred to as fatty liver, which is characterized by an accumulation of fat in the liver. Fatty liver is estimated to affect up to half of the world's population, and while it causes no symptomsWuhan virusit can eventually progress to scarring and cirrhosis.
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How (and Why) to Stop Drinking Soda
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verywellfit ^
| 4/6/21 | Malia Frey, M.A., ACE-CHC, CPT Malia Frey Malia Frey, M.A., ACE-CHC, CPT Malia Frey is a weight los
Sustainable weight loss is rarely a quick fix. Aside
from getting proper nutrition and regular exercise, there is another important factor to consider that can make all the difference in the long term. Quitting soda will not only help you to lose weight but will also improve your health. When consumed on a regular basis, sugary soda and other high-calorie drinks can lead to obesity and even chronic disease. Calories in soda add up quickly, regardless of the brand you buy. The calories in Coke, for example, are fairly straightforward if you drink a single can. There are 140 calories...
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Shoplifter Knocked Out Cold By A 2-Liter Bottle Of Soda To The Head
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Outkick ^
| November 2, 2023 | Sean Joseph
Boom, a direct hit to the side of the shoplifter’s head. He’s
knocked out cold and drops to the floor like a ton of bricks. Our hero retreats back to stocking the shelves or whatever he was up to before putting his impressive 2-liter throwing skills on display. The security guard then jumps into action by tending to the downed thief.
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Deadly ‘Superbug’ Bacteria Detected in Soda Fountains: Study
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New York Post ^
| Oct. 10, 2023 | Marc Lallanilla
If you’re searching for a deadly infection, look no further than your local fast-food soda fountain. A
survey of the water dispensed from soda fountains in fast food restaurants revealed that a shocking 41% of them were contaminated with coliform bacteria, an indicator of water impurity. Further analysis showed that the water was contaminated with some of the deadliest “superbug” germs known to science. These include antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Campylobacter jejuni, as well as listeria, salmonella and E. coli.
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Aspartame and autism: Drinking diet soda amid pregnancy linked to diagnosis in male offspring, says study
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Fox News ^
| September 24, 2023 | Melissa Rudy
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. Researchers
at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) found that among boys who had been diagnosed with autism, their mothers were three times as likely to report drinking at least one diet soda — or consuming an equivalent amount of five tabletop packets of aspartame — per day. "Our study does not prove causality — it does not prove that maternal intake...
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Five Years Later, Philadelphia's Soda Tax Is Falling Flat
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Reason ^
| 9.13.2023 | John Stossel
The city wanted to bring in more money, in part for early childhood education. But
such taxes are disproportionately paid by the poor.Want a soda? You'll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it. They're "protecting" people, they said. The tax would "reduce obesity" and "lower diabetes rates." But their main goal was to bring in more money, which they said would "fund early childhood education" and "help a lot of families." I reported on this five years ago, right after the tax went into effect. My new video updates what happened....
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Moment Jace Lee-eury, 11, has soda poured on him by North Carolina apartment manager Kim Jennings before she slaps him for using a residents-only pool - as mom says: 'This is child abuse'
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Daily Mail UK ^
| August 10, 2023 | Hope Sloop
A white apartment complex manager has been arrested after shocking video showed her slapping and pouring soda on black children using the facility's pool. Kim
Jennings, 62, of Greensboro, North Carolina was taken into custody by police on August 3 after they were called to the Sedgefield Garden Apartments for reports of an assault. In the viral video, Jennings is seen spraying soda on Jace Lee-Eury, 11, and hitting him in the face with the bottle just outside of the residents-only pool. She was charged with two counts of assault on a child under the age of 12. Jace told...
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NATIONAL VANILLA MILKSHAKE DAY – June 20
NATIONAL ICE CREAM SODA DAY – June 20
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National Day Calendar ^
| June 20 | Staff
(Last Updated On: June 16, 2023) NATIONAL VANILLA MILKSHAKE DAY | JUNE 20 On June 20th each year, National Vanilla Milkshake Day celebrates the cold beverage made with vanilla ice cream, vanilla, and milk. #VanillaMilkshakeDay
This frosty drink didn’t begin with those three ingredients, though. In 1885, the term “milkshake” showed up in print for the first time. The concoction of cream, eggs, and whiskey was often served with other alcoholic tonics such as lemonades and soda waters. By 1900, a milkshake often referred to “wholesome drinks made with chocolate, strawberry or vanilla syrups.” In these frothy beverages, ice cream...
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Rubio calls for Congress to bar SNAP purchases of soda, junk foods
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The Hill ^
| 05/09/2023 | OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling for Congress to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in an effort to prohibit the purchases of junk food with federal benefits. In
a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Tuesday, the senator cited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data that 20 percent of the program’s spending goes toward unhealthy foods and drinks. HOUSE Rubio calls for Congress to bar SNAP purchases of soda, junk foods BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN - 05/09/23 10:43 AM ET SHARE TWEET Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Greg Nash Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) arrives for an all-Senators briefing on Wednesday, April...
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Caught on camera: Bear drinks soda after smashing woman's car window
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Koat ABC ^
| 20/4/23 | Jocilyn Brumbaugh
Video Sharon Rosel told CBC she caught the bear in the act in the middle of the night outside her home in Earls Cove, British Columbia. "It was about three in the morning, and my dog actually alerted me to something was out there," she said. "So
I took a look outside, and I saw the bear and then, later on, looked at my security cameras and saw him enter the yard and smashed the window really quickly." Rosel said she eventually began noticing the bear coming in and out of her car with different cans of soda. "He started...
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Why isn’t beer sold in plastic bottles like soda?
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Nexstar Media Wire ^
| Feb 26, 2022 | Michael Bartiromo
(NEXSTAR) – You can get it by the glass, the can, the growler or the keg. But
for some reason, you can’t guzzle it from a plastic two-liter. Beer — at least in the United States — is rarely sold in plastic bottles. The most common mediums are glass bottles and aluminum cans, with the exception of the occasional “drinkable ornament” around the holidays. (We’re looking at you, Miller Lite.) Plastic bottles, meanwhile, are rarely ever seen in the beer aisle, despite being widely embraced by the juice and soft-drink industries. Why is that? Well, as it turns out, beer...
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Florida woman tries to pass drug test with ‘soda and tap water’
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The New York Post ^
| March 1, 2023 | Patrick Reilly
She’d probably flunk an IQ test, too. A
Florida woman tried to pass a court-ordered drug test with a mixture of “soda and tap water,” that she had hidden “inside herself” in a pill bottle, police documents show. Shannon Hunter, 44, of Plant City, was required last week to submit a urine sample to probation officers after pleading guilty to felony drug charges in January, according to documents obtained by The Smoking Gun. Hunter, who had admitted to charges of possessing painkillers without a prescription and theft, apparently tried to dupe the officers and pass the drug test. According to...
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Pepsi’s Peeps-flavored soda is back
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CNN Business ^
| 2/14/23 | Jordan Valinsky
Pepsi is bringing back its Peeps-flavored soda, and this time it’s easier than an Easter egg hunt to find. For
the first time, “Pepsi x Peeps” is available for sale at retailers nationwide, a change from its debut two years ago, when it only gave away a few thousand of the sodas in a contest. Pepsi said in a statement that its mass release was prompted by popular demand following its “unforgettable debut” in 2021 when it the soda “trended everywhere” and sold for hundreds of dollars on the resale market
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A brief history of Tab, the iconic diet soda that’s headed to the graveyard
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Fast Company ^
| 11/30/20 | Jeffrey Miller
From the beginning, Tab’s story has been one of perseverance. The
brand survived initial low sales, the artificial sweetener scares of the 1960s and 1970s, lukewarm enthusiasm for the product at the corporate level and intermittent consumer availability to become—for a brief period—the most popular diet soda in America. Then, of course, Diet Coke came along. While it never regained its lofty status as the top diet soda, loyal Tab fans kept the brand alive.
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How to Build a DIY Solar Air Heater From Old Soda Cans
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https://www.treehugger.com/ ^
| October 11, 2018 | Sami Grover
Solar space heating is tricky. Air
is harder to keep warm than water, and while most of us need a shower on a hot day—we tend to want space heating when the sun is not doing enough for us. Nevertheless, from a Mad Max style partially solar heated home, through a DIY solar heater from old campaign signs (yeah, politics and hot air...) to a soda can solar panel, we've seen plenty of attempts at harnessing the rays of the sun to actively heat the air inside our homes. Here the folks at Fair Companies present one Seattle man's attempt...
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