Would you consider soda a medicinal beverage? Selling drinks purported to have health benefits has been around far longer than you might imagine.

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With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even worse, a “coke” when they ...

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There’s a moment when you take that first sip of a proper diner milkshake – cold, creamy, and so thick your straw stands at ...

How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains.