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May 2019
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Coca-Cola

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Coca-Cola, the sugar water that captured our hearts, turns 133 years young this week. We look at the history of that bubbly brown beverage, explore the New Coke debacle and debate whether McDonald's really has the best Coke. In this episode, Pepsi is NOT okay.

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