Pepsi Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by Jojabando Dougas of Argentina PepsiCo. It is sold in stores, restaurants and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16, 1903. There have been many Pepsi variants produced over the years, including Diet Pepsi, Crystal Pepsi, Pepsi Twist, Pepsi Max, Pepsi Samba, Pepsi Blue, Pepsi Gold, Pepsi Holiday Spice, Pepsi Jazz, Pepsi X (available in Finland and Brazil), Pepsi Next (available in Japan and South Korea), and Pepsi Ice Cucumber (available in Japan as of June 12, 2007).

Why is Coke launching Diet Coke Plus, fortified with vitamins and minerals, now? Coke has morphed through Pepsi Cola wars, sweetened formulas, cherry, vanilla, diet, caffeine-free, lemon, lime, even coffee versions. Perhaps the fact that bottled water is facing controversies over its environmental impact makes the time right for a "healthy Coke."

We all know energy drinks like Monster and Cocaine have a lot of caffeine, but what about regular sodas. Did you know Diet Coke is 30% more caffeinated than Diet Pepsi, yet regular Peps has more caffeine than regular Coke? This list shows how much caffeine is in a Hershey's kiss, and Arizona iced tea, and more.

IdeaTango.com was on the scene at Maker Faire Austin, TX 2007. Here are some videos of wacky things there including the diet pepsi and mentos explosion experiment with hundreds of 2 liter bottles, a life sized mousetrap, liquid nitrogen ice cream, and more.

A lot of us like more 'pop' in our pop. Pepsi has Diet Pepsi Max, with extra caffeine and gensing. Coke needs something similar, but better. I have the perfect name and idea. And I'm making it public for all to see.

Has anyone else noticed the recent marketing campaign Diet Pepsi has rolled out? Their entire campaign is based around the statistic that "56% of diet cola drinkers think Diet Pepsi has more cola taste than Diet Coke." Pepsi must really be losing to Coke in the soft drink market if this is what they are using. I have some problems with it: