We enter modern bite-sized trivia territory with a deep dive into the infamous military owned by a corporation--PepsiCo. Grab a drink, give a russian cheers (vashe zdorov'ye) and join us as Scoot learns about the importance of his favorite fizzy drink during the Cold War.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

-         https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2022/02/09/how-pepsi-came-to-own-a-soviet-naval-fleet/#:~:text=In%20a%20bizarre%20agreement%2C%20Russia,naval%20fleet%20in%20the%20world.&text=Their%20reign%20didn't%20last%20long%2C%20though.

-         https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-10/pepsi-navy/

-         https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1990/04/10/pepsico-sets-3-billion-barter-deal-with-soviets/d5c3d727-2808-463a-b956-15245ae11bed/

-         https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/09/business/international-report-pepsi-will-be-bartered-for-ships-vodka-deal-with-soviets.html

-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/03/31/89173291.html?pageNumber=39

-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/10/83679630.html?pageNumber=4

-         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo

-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1972/11/17/79479342.html?pageNumber=1

-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/05/10/803289.html?pageNumber=35

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