Gross fact of the day: if you stick a mouse in Mountain Dew it will dissolve into a "jelly-like substance."
Lawyers for PepsiCo, which makes Mountain Dew, were forced to concede this most unappetizing of facts in a court of law as they contested a $50,000 suit from Ronald Ball of Wisconsin, who claims he found a dead rodent in his Mountain Dew can mid-sip.
Anyone who's ever been cheated by a vending machine should pay close attention to this video, in which a group of people score three sodas for the price of one. It's a small win, for sure. But it's a victory nonetheless.
Coca Cola, a company with a notorious history of making changes to its product that the public didn't approve of, has stepped in it again.
Last month the soft drink giant introduced a white seasonal Coke can featuring polar bears as part of campaign to raise money to help save the endangered species. However, Coke drinkers rebelled against the new design -- with the most common complaint being they looked too much like silver Diet Coke cans -- and the soft drink giant announced they would discontinue production of the white cans and reintroduce the polar bear can with a more traditional red background.
Look, we all know suicide isn't something you should usually joke about, but Michael Abraham has made it kind of funny by posting on Mountain Dew's Facebook page.
Here in America, soft drink companies generally avoid pink beverages, as blush-colored bottled liquids will surely remind consumers of the chalky antacid medicine Pepto-Bismol.
Apparently that's not a problem in Japan, where, on November 8th, Pepsi will launch a seasonal flavor called Pepsi Pink, which is described as having "the rich aroma and refreshing taste of strawberry milk flavored cola."
This pit bull can fetch her owner just about anything, including soda from the fridge. Most impressively, the pooch can pick out specific types of soda on command.
Check out the extremely smart dog (and extremely lazy owner) below: