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Powerade is the official sports drink of the Australian rugby league team and the Australian union team, the Australian Football League, PGA Tour, NASCAR (2003–present), NHRA, [11] NCAA, the U.S. Olympic Team (excluding U.S.A. Basketball and U.S. Soccer, which have deals with Gatorade) and many other national Olympic federations, The Football League [12] and many other soccer leagues and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Brand of sports-themed beverages and food products For the album by Willis Jackson, see Gatorade (album). The Gatorade logo, produced by TBWA\Chiat\Day Product type Sports drink Nutrition bar Protein drink Other sports nutrition products Owner PepsiCo (via Quaker Oats Company) Country ...
In 1767, the average New England family was consuming seven barrels of hard cider annually, which equates to about 35-gallons per person. Around the mid-1800s, newly arrived immigrants from Germany and elsewhere increased beer's popularity, and the temperance movement and continued westward expansion caused farmers to abandon their cider orchards.
In 1800, Volta invented the first true battery, storing and releasing a charge through a chemical reaction instead of physically, which came to be known as the voltaic pile. The voltaic pile consisted of pairs of copper and zinc discs piled on top of each other, separated by a layer of cloth or cardboard soaked in brine (i.e., the electrolyte ).
An economic history of England 1870–1939 (Routledge, 2013) Cameron, Rondo. France and the Economic Development of Europe, 1800–1914: Conquests of Peace and Seeds of War (1961), awide-ranging economic and business history; Caron, François. An economic history of modern France (2nd ed. Routledge, 2014) Clapham, John.
In 1800, Volta stacked several pairs of alternating copper (or silver) and zinc discs separated by cloth or cardboard soaked in brine (electrolyte) to increase the electrolyte conductivity. [61] When the top and bottom contacts were connected by a wire, an electric current flowed through this voltaic pile and the connecting wire.
The wine that Drake brought back to England only increased the English esteem and thirst for Sherry. William Shakespeare characterized the English's love for "sack" with his character of Sir John Falstaff who most famously noted in Henry IV, Part 2 that "If I had a thousand sons, the first humane principle I would teach them should be, to ...
In England, Coca-Cola was the main sponsor of The Football League between 2004 and 2010, a name given to the three professional divisions below the Premier League in soccer. In 2005, Coca-Cola launched a competition for the 72 clubs of The Football League – it was called "Win a Player".