In what has to be one of the most bizarre legal defenses around, Pepsi defended a lawsuit by proving that Mountain Dew is acidic enough to dissolve a mouse. In , Ronald Ball bought a can of Mountain Dew that he claimed contained a dead mouse, causing him to become violently ill after the first sip. In their defense, Pepsi submitted an affidavit by veterinarian Lawrence McGill, who testified that a mouse submerged in an acidic fluid such as Mountain Dew would "have no calcium in its bones" after four to seven days.
By 30 days of exposure, a mouse would completely disintegrate, to the point that it would actually transform into "a 'jelly-like' substance. Other experts, however, disputed that claim. Can we say gross? The Madison Record reported that, while Pepsi continued to deny liability, the lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.
If you're a big Mountain Dew fan, you might not want to read this part. Like most soft drinks, Mountain Dew is loaded with sugar. Spoon University measured out a ounce bottle's 77 grams of sugar, and it's the equivalent of what you would find in over eight sugar cookies. Most of us can down a bottle of soda in a few minutes flat, but can you imagine eating that many cookies in one sitting?
Let's think about it another way: Harvard School of Public Health estimates that every teaspoon of sugar weighs about 4. So our 77 grams is 18 teaspoons. Mountain Dew isn't alone in the sugar department, either.
We're not saying it's all bad — there are a lot of false facts about sugar that you might think are true — but it does make you think twice about grabbing a second soda in one sitting. Mountain Dew has released some pretty killer ads in the past — including the Puppymonkeybaby ad that generated 2. Unfortunately, a "Dewnited States," marketing campaign resulted in some pretty embarrassing results.
The intent was to feature a unique bottle design for each of the 50 states along with their newest flavor, a blend of 50 different flavors combined in one called Liberty Brew.
When they released their map of the United States, they shaded each state with a different color or pattern. Instead of including the Upper Peninsula with Michigan, they mistakenly shaded it the same color as Wisconsin. Your call. Sincerely, America's Peninsula. Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew was originally developed as a mixer for whiskey Shutterstock. The original version of Mountain Dew didn't taste anything like it does today Shutterstock.
Mountain Dew gets its color from Yellow 5, a controversial ingredient Shutterstock. Mountain Dew has more caffeine that most soda Shutterstock. There have been a lot of Mountain Dew flavors over the years Mountain Dew. For more information, visit the Walmart website. The Double Deuce may be getting cleaned out once again because "Road House" could be getting a reboot. It looks like the classic action flick may be getting an update with Jake Gyllenhaal being eyed to star and Doug Liman in talks to direct, according to Deadline.
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You can read the full article on Deadline. Powered by RebelMouse. A history of Mountain Dew: From hillbilly beginnings to one of world's most popular soft drinks. East Tennessee Historical Society. The beginnings The exact date of the first concoction known as Mountain Dew is a little fuzzy, but historians say it debuted between and , which was the year the trademark was filed with the U.
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The soft drink is unique in that it includes a small amount of orange juice. While some have compared Mountain Dew to lemon-lime soda, it is largely distinct and unique from them, and has spawned many imitators of its own. The color of the beverage is a greenish yellow, however, it is produced with green-tinted bottles to make the drink look more appetizing. Mountain Dew's formula was first developed in Tennessee in by Barney and Ally Hartman, who were beverage bottlers.
It got first distributed in and after a few years. In , Mountain Dew received a formula change by Bill Bridgforth created a new and improved formula based on the two co-founder's drink by merging the original existing recipe with his lemonade soda. The Mountain Dew brand has run countless promotions , had countless celebrity tie-ins , coined several catchphrases , grown a dedicated fanbase, become available in countless countries around the world, and overall has developed into a pop culture staple.
For much safer consumption, try mixing Mountain Dew with properly distilled whiskey. The original formulation has changed, however so the drink may not be the same as that quaffed by the Hartman brothers.
On his blog, "Broken Secrets, " Chad Upton writes that Mountain Dew with whiskey, perhaps punched up with a little lime juice, tastes a little like a whiskey sour. And if Mountain Dew is your mixer of choice, the drink isn't limited to being used with whiskey, indeed consider "mixing things up" by pairing it with a plethora of alcohol types.
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