Do you remember your first Diet Coke? I don't, but I know Coke's leading role in my life by heart. Like billions of people, I love Diet Coke. Unlike everyone else, I had a front-row seat to its ...

Carbonated or soda water (not to be confused with its tonic counterpart) has been a thing since 1767, thanks to British scientist Joseph Priestley's discovery that water could absorb carbon dioxide, ...