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Soda Drinker Finds Frog in His Throat

Hopping mad couple want apology, compensation from Pepsi

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 3, 2009 4:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Florida man who found a frog in his can of Diet Pepsi wants the company to jump forward with an apology, CNN reports. The man started gagging after taking a swig from the can, his wife says, and found something heavy remained inside the... Read full story »

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