Coca-Cola: Proud sponsor of the 74th Hunger Games

One thing missing from Suzanne Collins' hyper-consumerist Capitol society was corporate sponsorship of the Hunger Games. This parody commercial rectifies that situation. Not only does Coca-Cola give you the caffeine and refreshment to keep you going in your battle royale, but that can comes in handy, too.

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In 1911, Coca Cola went on trial for being a killer brain tonic

In March 1911, a federal lawsuit against Coca Cola (The United States Government vs. Forty Barrels, Twenty Kegs Coca-Cola,) began in Chattanooga. How come? The US government alleged that Coke's added caffeine was a deadly poison.

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Max Headroom Returns, Looks Fugly

MaxHeadroom.jpg Max Headroom screams 1980s louder than a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers and Soft Cell's "Tainted Love," but the BBC is bringing him back. The intervening years have not been kind to him, to say the least. Max Headroom was originally born as a video-jockey on the BBC's Channel 4, and starting this Saturday he'll be seen there …

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