Pepsi Cola was originally on the market as “Brad’s Drink” in 1898, became Pepsi Cola in 1903 and Pepsi in 1961. But did you know it has had a slew of other versions both here in the United States and, mostly, abroad? For instance, Ice Cucumber in Japan. Just look at this photo list of 19 other Pepsi flavors (some of them not available anymore).
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.