Aside from the cheese and the red wine, the French grandmother sitting next to me on the plane and I had only a few things to bond over: namely brown bears and my desire to speak French.
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As sales of carbonated beverages have slumped in recent years - a result of growing concern over obesity and general health - both Pepsi and Coca-Cola have come to rely on America's taste for bottled water.
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