Why Southerners Have Always Loved Fresca, The 1960s Zero-Sugar Soda

This grapefruit soft drink might be the most refreshing of them all. Before flavored sparkling water became the biggest craze, there was Fresca. The grapefruit soda was launched in 1967 as the second "zero sugar" drink from the Coca-Cola company.

TIL that the first Diet Soda was No-Cal Ginger Ale. It was originally developed in 1952 for Diabetics and used the sweetener Calcium Cyclamate, which is presently banned in the United States.

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