Capri-Sun is a brand of juice concentrate–based drinks manufactured by the German company Wild and regional licensees. Rudolf Wild invented the drink in 1969 and introduced it in West Germany as Capri-Sonne. It is now sold in more than 100 countries, with licensees including Kraft Foods in the United States and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in parts of Europe. It is one of the most popular juice brands in the world, with orange its best-known flavor. As of 2023, roughly 6 billion pouches are sold per year globally, packaged in laminated foil vacuum Doy-N-Pack pouches, with which the brand has become strongly associated. Capri- Sun's main products are high in sugar, although lower than many competitors. Marketing to children and use of the term "all-natural" have led to conflict in several countries. It is one of the most favorably rated brands among Generation Z Americans; in France, it figures prominently in rap music.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1911:
King George V and Queen Mary (both pictured) were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Teck
1941:
World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising to liberate Lithuania from Soviet occupation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Uprising_in_Lithuania
1979:
Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorpe_affair
2002:
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northwestern Iran, killing at least 230 people and injuring 1,300 others; the official response, perceived to be slow, later caused widespread public anger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bou%27in-Zahra_earthquake
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heft: 1. (uncountable) 2. The feel of the weight of something; heaviness. 3. (dated except UK, dialectal and US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight. 4. (figurative) Graveness, seriousness; gravity. 5. (figurative) Importance, influence; weight. 6. (US, informal, dated) The greater part of something; the bulk, the mass. 7. (countable) 8. (UK, dialectal) An act of lifting; a lift. 9. (obsolete) An act of heaving (lifting with difficulty); an instance of violent exertion or straining. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heft
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I’m really hoping that in some movie I’m doing, I die — but I die, me, Donald — and they’re able to use my funeral and the coffin … That would be absolutely ideal. I would love that. --Donald Sutherland https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Sutherland