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{{short description|Brand of tea and juice drinks}}
{{Infobox drink
| logo = Snapple logo (2020).svg
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| type = [[Iced tea]], [[juice|juice drink]], [[lemonade]], [[water]]
| manufacturer = [[Keurig Dr Pepper]]
| origin = [[United States]]
| introduced = {{Start date and age|1972}}
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| website = {{URL|https://www.snapple.com/}}
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'''Snapple''' is a brand of tea and [[juice]] drinks which is owned by [[Keurig Dr Pepper]], based in [[Plano, Texas]], United States. The original producer of Snapple, a company that was known as '''Unadulterated Food Products''', was founded in 1972.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZmbAgAAQBAJ&dq=unadulterated+food+products+snapple&pg=PA23 |title=The Business Book |date=2014-02-17 |publisher=DK Publishing |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-4654-2670-3 |pages=23 |language=en}}</ref> The brand achieved some fame due to various pop-culture references, including television shows.
==History==
Snapple was founded by [[Leonard Marsh (businessman)|Leonard Marsh]], [[Hyman Golden]], and [[Arnold Greenberg (Snapple)|Arnold Greenberg]] in 1972 in [[Valley Stream, New York|Valley Stream]], [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>Snapple History [http://www.snapple.com/history "Snapple History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514171619/http://www.snapple.com/history |date=2013-05-14 }}, Snapple website</ref> Their company, which was originally known as Unadulterated Food Products, was first conceived as a part-time venture to supply fruit juices to [[health food store]]s.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |first=Margalit |last=Fox |title=Leonard Marsh, a Founder of Snapple, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/business/leonard-marsh-80-dies-a-founder-of-snapple.html?_r=1& |work=[[New York Times]] |date=2013-06-23 |access-date=2013-06-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904110402/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/business/leonard-marsh-80-dies-a-founder-of-snapple.html?_r=1& |archive-date=2017-09-04 }}</ref> Unsure if the business would succeed, Greenberg continued to run his health food store in [[Manhattan]]'s [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]], while Leonard Marsh and his [[brother-in-law]], Hyman Golden, operated a [[window washing]] business.<ref name=nytimes /> In a 1989 interview with ''[[Crain's New York Business]]'', Marsh admitted that when they launched the small business he knew "as much about juice as about making an atom bomb."<ref name=nytimes />
An early [[apple juice]] product led to the company's name, Snapple.<ref name=nytimes /> Golden, Greenberg and Marsh had created a [[Soft drink#Carbonated drinks|carbonated]] apple juice.<ref name=nytimes /> One of the batches of apple juice fermented in the bottle, causing the bottle caps to fly off.<ref name=nytimes /> The original name of that particular apple juice product, ''Snapple'', a [[portmanteau]] derived from the words ''snappy'' and ''apple'', became the new name for their beverage company. Thus the Snapple Beverage Corporation was born, beginning in the early 1980s.<ref name=nytimes /><ref>O'Connor, Anahad. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/business/21golden.html "Hyman Golden, Co-Founder of Snapple, Dies at 85"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911000951/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/business/21golden.html |date=2017-09-11 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 20, 2008. Accessed September 20, 2008.</ref> Snapple would not manufacture their first [[tea]], lemon tea, until 1987.<ref name=SnappleHist>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.snapple.com/history|publisher=Snapple.com|access-date=25 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514171619/http://www.snapple.com/history|archive-date=14 May 2013}}</ref>
{{As of|2016}}, there are many different types of Snapple: tea (multiple flavors, such as lemon, raspberry, and peach, all of which come in original and diet), [[juice]] drinks, [[lemonade]], and [[bottled water]]. Snapple also comes in aluminum cans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drsoda.com/snappleincans.html |title=Snapple in Cans |publisher=Khaki Blue Bones |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202235846/http://www.drsoda.com/snappleincans.html |archive-date=2 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:SNAPPLE PEACH TEA 16.png|thumb|right|Snapple Peach Tea]] -->Snapple's brand slogan is "Made from the Best Stuff on Earth".
Snapple was known for a popular series of TV [[advertisements]] in the early 1990s featuring [[Wendy Kaufman]] (the "Snapple Lady") answering letters from Snapple fans.<ref name=TimesPop>{{cite news|last=Marks|first=Peter|title=AT WORK WITH: Wendy Kaufman; Snapple! Cackle! Pop! A Star Is Born|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/04/garden/at-work-with-wendy-kaufman-snapple-cackle-pop-a-star-is-born.html|newspaper=New York Times|date=4 January 1995|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811105342/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/04/garden/at-work-with-wendy-kaufman-snapple-cackle-pop-a-star-is-born.html|archive-date=11 August 2017}}</ref>  In an effort to counteract the Coke and Pepsi challenge commercials, Snapple began running a new line of advertisements in May 1992, which featured its trademark "Made from the best stuff on Earth" line in ads that spoofed earlier beer and sports drinks promotions; the ads received low marks from advertising industry observers. In addition, the company used its $15-million-a-year advertising budget to pay for a long-lived series of live radio commercials featuring controversial radio hosts [[Howard Stern]] and [[Rush Limbaugh]]. At the end of the summer of 1992, Snapple conducted a five-week search for a new advertising agency that could better convey its corporate identity in preparation for a wider national push. Later that year, Snapple also signed tennis player [[Jennifer Capriati]] to endorse its products.  By August 1992, Snapple had expanded its distribution to every major city in the United States and it signed new contracts with beverage distributors. The company owned no manufacturing facilities, but instead made agreements with more than 30 bottlers across the country. In this way, Snapple was able to keep its overhead low and its payroll short. The company administration consisted of just 80 employees, 50 of whom worked out of a modest office building on Long Island.<ref name=EncyclopediaCom>{{cite web|title=Snapple Beverage Corporation|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2841500155.html|work=International Directory of Company Histories|publisher=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=24 April 2013|date=January 1995|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720231126/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2841500155.html|archive-date=20 July 2015}}</ref>
Thomas H. Lee, an American businessperson, financier and investor of [[Thomas H. Lee Partners]] (THL), acquired [[Snapple Beverages]] in 1992 on undisclosed terms. The three founders of Snapple, Leonard Marsh, Hyman Golden and Arnold Greenberg, said they would own about one-third of the new company and be involved in its management. Hellen Berry, vice president of the Beverage Marketing Corporation, a consultant in [[New York (state)|New York]], estimated that Snapple, which had been for sale for more than a year and had $100 million in sales in 1991, sold for $140 million. Only eight months after buying the company, Lee took Snapple Beverages [[Initial public offering|public]] and in 1994, only two years after the original acquisition, Lee sold the company to the [[Quaker Oats Company]] for $1.7 billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/03/business/company-reports-quaker-oats-to-acquire-snapple.html |title=COMPANY REPORTS; Quaker Oats to Acquire Snapple |work=The New York Times |date=November 3, 1994 |access-date=October 30, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611211216/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/03/business/company-reports-quaker-oats-to-acquire-snapple.html |archive-date=June 11, 2012 }}</ref> Lee was estimated to have made $900 million for himself and his investors from the sale. Quaker Oats ran into problems and sold Snapple to [[Triarc]] in 1997 for $300 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.morevalue.com/glossary/restrict/Divestiture-Snapple.html |title=Quaker Oats Sells Snapple at A $1.4 Billion Loss |publisher=Morevalue.com |date=1997-03-28 |access-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116115549/http://www.morevalue.com/glossary/restrict/Divestiture-Snapple.html |archive-date=2013-01-16 }}</ref> Triarc sold it to [[Cadbury Schweppes]] for $1.45 billion in September 2000.<ref>{{cite web |author=Brian Graney |url=http://www.fool.com/news/breakfast/2000/breakfast000918.htm |title=Triarc Sells Snapple to Cadbury Schweppes [Breakfast With the Fool] |publisher=Fool.com |date=2000-09-18 |access-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314082143/http://www.fool.com/news/breakfast/2000/breakfast000918.htm |archive-date=2012-03-14 }}</ref> Snapple was spun off in May 2008 to its current owners.
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Snapple Bottles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Old Snapple bottles and logo were used from 2000 to 2008]] -->
== Controversies ==
===Lawsuits===
In 2009, a consumer lawsuit was brought against Snapple in [[California]]. The suit alleged the drinks contained unhealthy ingredients such as [[High-fructose corn syrup|high fructose corn syrup]] and deceptive names on labels that led consumers to believe that certain healthy elements are in the drinks that are not really present.<ref name=NotNatural>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiredprnews.com/2009/03/30/lawsuit-alleges-snapple-drinks-are-not-all-natural-or-fruity_200903302958.html|title=Lawsuit Alleges Snapple Drinks Are Not All Natural or Fruity|date=30 March 2009|publisher=WiredPRNews.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926052119/http://www.wiredprnews.com/2009/03/30/lawsuit-alleges-snapple-drinks-are-not-all-natural-or-fruity_200903302958.html|archive-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>
In 2010, in a lawsuit against Snapple in the federal District of New Jersey, the court certified to the FDA for an administrative determination the question whether high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) qualifies as a "natural" ingredient. In 2010, the FDA responded by letter and declined to provide the court with the requested guidance. Stating that it would take two to three years to engage in a transparent proceeding to elicit the proper public participation, the FDA again cited its limited resources and more pressing food-safety concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/classactions/articles/spring2012-0412-all-natural-labels-mean-marketing.html|publisher=American Bar Association|title=Confusion in Court over "All Natural" Claims|author=Goulet, Dawn|date=30 April 2012|access-date=29 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104183656/http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/classactions/articles/spring2012-0412-all-natural-labels-mean-marketing.html|archive-date=4 January 2016}}</ref>
In 2011, a New York federal court dismissed a different lawsuit accusing Snapple of misleading consumers by labeling drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup as "all natural" when the drink contained no natural juice. The court found that the plaintiffs had failed to show that they were injured as a result of Snapple's labeling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/221637/snapple-beats-all-natural-label-suit|work=Law360|title=Snapple Beats 'All Natural' Label Suit|author=Rubenstein, Abigail|date=24 January 2011|access-date=29 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080444/http://www.law360.com/articles/221637/snapple-beats-all-natural-label-suit|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
After the lawsuit in May 2009, Snapple was made with [[sugar]], not [[high fructose corn syrup]]. In certain areas the older formula is still sold in stores, but this is becoming increasingly rare.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
=== Snapple and New York City schools ===
In October 2003, Snapple began its sponsorship of the [[New York City public school system]] (and other parcels in the area), as part of the deal to make Snapple [[New York City]]'s official beverage.<ref name="snappledeal">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/17/dining/the-snapple-deal-how-sweet-it-is.html?sec=health|title=The Snapple Deal: How Sweet It Is|last=Burros|first=Marian|date=17 September 2003|work=New York Times|access-date=1 April 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903162345/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/17/dining/the-snapple-deal-how-sweet-it-is.html?sec=health|archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> The company promised an $8 million per year profit for city schools if it were allowed to sell its drinks, including juice and [[bottled water]], in school [[vending machine]]s.<ref name="snappledeal"/>
Snapple was able to acquire the contract in part because [[New York City]] officials did not want to encourage the consumption of [[Soft drink|sodas]], which have been linked to childhood [[obesity]] and [[diabetes]] and are generally considered unhealthy. The Snapple juice drinks, specifically created to meet rules banning soda and other sugary snacks from city schools, are marketed under the "Snapple 100% Juiced!" label.<ref name="snappledeal"/> The flavors available under this brand include Green Apple, Fruit Punch, Melon Berry, Grape, Orange Mango, and Strawberry Lime.<ref name="snappledeal"/> Although the juice drinks are fortified with vitamins and minerals, a 16-ounce bottle contains more sugar (41&nbsp;grams) than a 12-ounce can of [[Coca-Cola]] (39&nbsp;grams).<ref name="snappledeal"/>
Dr. [[Michael F. Jacobson]], the [[executive director]] of the [[Center for Science in the Public Interest]], called the drinks "little better than vitamin-fortified sugar water."<ref name="snappledeal"/> In addition, the concentrates used in the drinks, apple, grape and pear, are the least expensive and nutritious. Dr. Toni Liquori, associate professor at the [[Teachers College, Columbia University|Columbia Teachers College]], questioned the sale of bottled water in schools, saying "If anything, we should have cold water in our schools."<ref name="snappledeal"/>
The deal also gave Snapple exclusive rights to sell its tea and juice-based drinks in vending machines on all New York City properties starting in January 2004. Snapple paid the City $106 million for the rights and agreed to spend $60 million more to marketing and promotion over the length of the five-year contract.<ref name=NYCRights>{{cite news|last=Day|first=Sherri|title=Sizing Up Snapple's Drink Deal With New York City|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/12/business/sizing-up-snapple-s-drink-deal-with-new-york-city.html|access-date=25 April 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=12 September 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527233610/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/12/business/sizing-up-snapple-s-drink-deal-with-new-york-city.html|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>
=== K symbol ===
In the early 1990s, the original label graphic on the Iced Tea flavor, a depiction of the United States historical event the [[Boston Tea Party]], was replaced due to misinformation espoused by protest groups claiming the ships on the packaging were slave trading vessels in [[New York Harbor]]. Snapple also fell victim to a rumor that the small ''K'' was either a representation of the [[Ku Klux Klan|Klan]], or of an imagined [[Kosher tax (antisemitic canard)|Jewish Tax]] (augmented by the fact that all three founders were Jewish). The ''K'' on the products actually meant that they were [[hechsher|certified kosher]].  There were also rumors that the company donated to the controversial pro-life organization [[Operation Save America|Operation Rescue]].
Snapple initially tried to quell these rumors quietly, but ultimately had to launch a media campaign to squash them, pointing out it would be bad for business to support controversial issues in such a way as the rumors implied. Through a media campaign with the [[NAACP]], Snapple successfully fought back these rumors, although occasionally they are still brought up as fact.<ref name=Snopes1>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/rumors/snapple.htm |title=Snapple Rumors |publisher=Snopes.com |date=21 April 2008|access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=Snopes2>{{cite web|title=Snapple Dragoon|url=http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/snapple.asp|publisher=Snopes.com|access-date=25 April 2013|date=28 April 2011}}</ref>
==Real Facts==
Snapple is well known for printing an interesting numbered list of Snapple "Real Fact" facts on the inside of their [[bottle cap]]s. A list of these "Real Facts" is available on the company website;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snapple.com/real-facts|title=Real Facts |publisher=Snapple|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> however, the most comprehensive list of "Real Facts" is available at https://www.snapplecaps.com/real-facts/. The "Real Facts" currently go from #1 to at least #1926, although many numbers in this range have never had facts written for them and have never been put into circulation.<ref name="SnappleCaps.com">{{cite web |last1=Free |first1=Chris |title=Real Facts |url=https://www.snapplecaps.com/real-facts/ |website=SnappleCaps.com |access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref>
[[File:Snapple Real Fact 735.jpg|thumb|alt=Inside of Snapple cap features factoid|"Real Fact" #735. Each Snapple cap features a random [[factoid]], some of which have been dismissed as [[list of common misconceptions|misconceptions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fairviewer.org/features/2011/11/22/true-snapple-facts/ |title="True" Snapple Facts |publisher=The FairView |date=22 November 2011 |access-date=16 August 2012 |author=McManus, Matthew |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011164634/http://www.fairviewer.org/features/2011/11/22/true-snapple-facts/ |archive-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>]]Several of the facts on Snapple caps have been found to be outdated, incorrect or exaggerated.
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| {{nts|20}}
| Broccoli is the only vegetable that is also a flower.
|There are other vegetables that are also flowers, such as cauliflower and artichoke.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://world-crops.com/flower-vegetables/ |title=Flower vegetables - World Crops Database |date=24 September 2012}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|23}}
| The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile national monument.
| The San Francisco cable cars are included in a group known as [[National Historic Landmarks]] rather than National Monuments, which are a different designation. There are many ships that are National Historic Landmarks, as well as a few roller coasters.<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/we-fact-checked-snapples-real-facts/280512/ We Fact-Checked Snapple's 'Real Facts'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217001116/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/we-fact-checked-snapples-real-facts/280512/ |date=2017-02-17}} ''The Atlantic''. 11 October 2013.</ref>
| style="color:red" | Exaggerated
|-
| {{nts|31}}
| The average human will eat an average of eight spiders a year while asleep.
| This statistic is false and completely impossible, as noted by ''[[Scientific American]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-people-swallow-8-spiders-a-year-while-they-sleep1/|title=Fact or Fiction?: People Swallow 8 Spiders a Year While They Sleep|work=Scientific American|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807072943/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-people-swallow-8-spiders-a-year-while-they-sleep1/|archive-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|36}}
| A [[duck]]'s quack does not echo.
| This was tested by Snopes and ''MythBusters'', both of which found that a duck's quack does echo but is hard to distinguish.<ref>{{cite news|last=Amos|first=Jonathan|title=Sound science is quackers|publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3086890.stm|access-date=2006-11-02|date=2003-09-08|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107182221/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3086890.stm|archive-date=2006-11-07}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | Exaggerated
|-
| {{nts|69}}
| [[Caller ID]] is illegal in [[California]].
| There is no law against Caller ID in the state, though there were lengthy debates about making it illegal in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PUC+to+mull+telephone+CLASS+proposals-a012048787|title=PUC to mull telephone CLASS proposals|publisher=Free Online Library<!-- Bot generated title -->}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|77}}
| No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
| This myth was proven wrong by [[Britney Gallivan]] in 2002, when she managed 12 folds. In 2005, drawing on Gallivan's accomplishment, ''MythBusters'' folded a piece of paper 11 times. The piece of paper used in ''Mythbusters'' was an oversized piece of paper that was thinner than a standard 8.5" × 11" (21.59 × 27.94&nbsp;cm) piece of paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/mythbusters/underwater-car/episode/941361/trivia.html|title=MythBusters: Underwater Car Episode Trivia – TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208091435/http://www.tv.com/mythbusters/underwater-car/episode/941361/trivia.html|archive-date=2008-02-08}}</ref> The wording of "piece of paper" is also a broad statement, as noted by ''MythBusters''.
| style="color:red" | False
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| {{nts|89}}
| The average American walks 18,000 steps a day.
| It was found that the average American only walks 5,117 steps a day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/walking/2012/04/why_don_t_americans_walk_more_the_crisis_of_pedestrianism_.html|title=The Crisis in American Walking|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Vanderbilt|first=Tom|quote=the average American manages only 5,117 steps.|date=2012-10-04|access-date=2014-12-28}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | Exaggerated
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| {{nts|114}}
| The oldest known animal was a [[tortoise]], which lived to be 152 years old.
| In June 2006 a tortoise named [[Harriet (tortoise)|Harriet]] died at 175 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/harriet-the-turtle-dead-at-age-175-1.609777|title=Harriet the turtle dead at age 175|publisher=CBC News|date=2006-06-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401221858/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/harriet-the-turtle-dead-at-age-175-1.609777|archive-date=2007-04-01}}</ref> The oldest known animal to have lived was named [[Ming (clam)|Ming]], a clam of the species ''[[Arctica islandica]]'', who was killed by researchers at approximately 507 years old.<ref name=ScienceNordic>{{cite web |url=http://sciencenordic.com/new-record-world%E2%80%99s-oldest-animal-507-years-old |title=New record: World's oldest animal is 507 years old |author=Lise Brix |work=Sciencenordic |date=2013-11-06 |access-date=2013-11-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131115121158/http://sciencenordic.com/new-record-world%E2%80%99s-oldest-animal-507-years-old |archive-date=2013-11-15}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | Outdated
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| {{nts|140}}
| Holland is the only country with a national dog.
| [[Holland]] is a region within the [[Netherlands]], but is not technically a country in its own right. The national dog of the Netherlands is the [[Keeshond]], but other countries such as [[Mexico]] also have [[List of national animals|national dogs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/the-difference-between-holland-the-netherlands|title=The Difference between Holland & the Netherlands|date=January 2013 |publisher=CGP Grey|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706180819/http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/the-difference-between-holland-the-netherlands|archive-date=6 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/314157/keeshond|title=keeshond – breed of dog|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829082528/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/314157/keeshond|archive-date=29 August 2014}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|146}}
| The smallest county in America is New York County, better known as [[Manhattan]].
| Manhattan is actually the [[County statistics of the United States#Nationwide land area extremes|second-smallest county by land area]] after [[Kalawao County, Hawaii]]. The smallest self-governing county is [[Arlington County, Virginia]].
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|162}}
| The temperature of the [[sun]] can reach up to 15 million degrees [[Fahrenheit]].
| The surface of the Sun can reach 6,000 degrees [[Celsius]], or about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The core of the Sun though can reach 27 million degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.space.com/17137-how-hot-is-the-sun.html#:~:text=The%20temperature%20of%20the%20sun%20varies%20from%20around%2027%20million,the%20surface%2C%20according%20to%20NASA.|title=Sun|author=Calvin J. Hamilton|website=[[Space.com]] |access-date=2008-07-11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523151141/http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm|archive-date=2008-05-23}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|163}}
| The first penny had the motto "Mind your own business".
| The first pennies worldwide date back to the medieval era. The first official one-cent coin (known as a [[Fugio Cent]]) of the United States held the message "Mind Your Business". In 1793, the first one-cent coin was struck by the [[United States Mint]].
| style="color:orange" | Misleading
|-
| {{nts|182}}
| A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
| It is true that [[rainbow]]s can only be seen if the [[sun]] is close to the [[horizon]], but it does not need to be morning or late afternoon for a rainbow to appear. North of the [[Arctic Circle]], rain can rarely occur in midday when the sun is close to the horizon due to the [[Earth]]'s [[axial tilt]].
| style="color:red" | Exaggerated
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| {{nts|744}}
| Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away
| According to [[Sea World (Australia)|Sea World]], this distance is a much lower limit of about 1&nbsp;km (0.6 miles).
| style="color:red" | Exaggerated
|-
| {{nts|761}}
| Owls are one of the only birds that can see the color blue
| Birds in general have excellent color vision. Some are even able to see into the [[UV spectrum]].
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|793}}
| [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] is one of the longest streets in the world. It is 150 miles long.
| Broadway terminates 32 miles (51.5&nbsp;km) from its [[Manhattan]] origin. It continues north of [[Sleepy Hollow, New York]], as [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|U.S. 9]] and [[Albany Post Road]].
| style="color:red" | Exaggerated
|-
| {{nts|794}}
| [[Mount Whitney]], the highest mountain in the continental United States, and Zabriskien [sic] Point, the lowest point in the United States, are less than eighty miles apart.
| It is true that Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the ''contiguous'' United States, but the lowest point is [[Badwater Basin]] in Death Valley, which is 13 miles further than [[Zabriskie Point]]. In a nutshell, the lowest point is 84 miles from Mt. Whitney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/death_valley/badwater.html|title=Badwater, Death Valley National Park|author=The American Southwest|publisher=americansouthwest.net|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201143213/http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/death_valley/badwater.html|archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>
| style="color:orange" | Partly true
|-
| {{nts|825}}
| Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
| The average newborn's eyeball is 16 to 18 millimeters in diameter (axial length). The infant's eyeball grows slightly to approximately 19.5 millimeters and by age 3 to 23mm. The eyeball continues to grow, gradually, to a diameter of about 24–25 millimeters in adulthood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/|title=Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology of the Human Eye|author=Dr. Ted M. Montgomery|publisher=tedmontgomery.com|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706053651/http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/|archive-date=6 July 2015}}</ref>
| style="color:orange" | Partly true
|-
| {{nts|853}}
| Hawaii has its own time zone.
| Hawaii shares a [[Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone|time zone]] with the [[Aleutian Islands]], though the population of the remaining islands is so small that 99.5% of people in Hawaii's time zone do live in Hawaii.
| style="color:orange" | Partly True
|-
| {{nts|868}}
| Thomas Jefferson invented the [[Clothes hanger|coat hanger]].
| Claims that Thomas Jefferson invented the clothes hanger are unfounded, according to the [[Thomas Jefferson Foundation]] at [[Monticello]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/clothes-rack|title=Clothes Rack|publisher=monticello.org|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175434/http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/clothes-rack|archive-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> The modern coat hanger has been patented over 200 times in the U.S. alone since the mid-1800s.
| style="color:orange" | Inconclusive
|-
| {{nts|889}}
| The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
| "[[Rhodopis]]" is considered the earliest known variant of the "[[Cinderella]]" story.<ref name="Green 2011, chapter '''The Land of Egypt'''">Roger Lancelyn Green: ''Tales of Ancient Egypt'', Penguin UK, 2011, {{ISBN|978-0-14-133822-4}}, chapter ''The Land of Egypt''</ref> In the story, Rhodopis is Greek and the slippers are consistently described as rose-gold rather than fur. While [[Charles Perrault]]'s French re-telling of the story featured fur slippers, it is believed to be an urban legend that ''vair'' (fur) was mistranslated as ''verre'' (glass).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/language/misxlate/slippers.asp|title=Glass Slippers Mistranslations|date=31 December 1998 |publisher=snopes.com|access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|904}}
| If done perfectly, any [[Rubik's Cube]] combination can be solved in 17 turns.
| The [[Optimal solutions for Rubik's Cube|minimum number of turns]] it takes to solve a Rubik's Cube is 20 in [[Superflip|some cases]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cube20.org/|title=God's Number is 20|publisher=cube20.org|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708012721/http://www.cube20.org/|archive-date=8 July 2015}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | False
|-
| {{nts|907}}
| Dueling is legal in [[Paraguay]] as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
| There is no evidence supporting the claim that dueling is legal anywhere in Paraguay. The U.S. Paraguayan consulate has, in fact, stated that dueling is illegal in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlcref.blogspot.com/2010/02/paraguayan-smackdown.html|title=Mississippi Library Commission Reference Blog: Paraguayan Smackdown!|author=Jesse|date=18 February 2010 |publisher=mlcref.blogspot.com|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715044715/http://mlcref.blogspot.com/2010/02/paraguayan-smackdown.html|archive-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>
| style="color:orange" | Inconclusive
|-
| {{nts|921}}
| If you had 1 billion dollars and spent 1 thousand dollars a day, it would take you 2,749 years to spend it all.
| When counting [[leap year]]s, it would take you 2,738 years at 1 thousand dollars a day to spend 1 billion dollars.
| style="color:red" | Exaggerated
|-
| {{nts|975}}
| The letter J is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear anywhere on the [[periodic table of the elements]].
| This was true until 2012, when element 114 was officially renamed [[Flerovium]] from its initial placeholder name ununquadium. Now both J and Q are missing from the periodic table.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webelements.com/|title=WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements|author=Mark Winter|publisher=webelements.com|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104110225/http://webelements.com/|archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iupac.org/news/news-detail/article/element-114-is-named-flerovium-and-element-116-is-named-livermorium.html|publisher=IUPAC – International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry|title=Element 114 is Named Flerovium and Element 116 is Named Livermorium|access-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602010328/http://www.iupac.org/news/news-detail/article/element-114-is-named-flerovium-and-element-116-is-named-livermorium.html|archive-date=2 June 2012}}</ref>
| style="color:red" | Outdated
|}
==Popular culture==
[[File:Andretti Autosport helmets - 2015 Indianapolis 500 - Sarah Stierch.jpg|thumbnail|Snapple sponsors [[Marco Andretti]]'s IndyCar during the 2015 season]]
Snapple was the official beverage sponsor of ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' from season 7 to season 9 of the [[NBC]] show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/480504-Snapple_Becomes_Sponsor_of_America_s_Got_Talent_.php|work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Snapple Becomes Sponsor of 'America's Got Talent'|first=Jon|last=Lafayette |publisher=Broadcastingcable.com |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=2012-10-22}}</ref> ([[Howard Stern]], one of the judges on the show, was a spokesperson for Snapple in the 1980s). It was replaced by [[Dunkin' Donuts|Dunkin']] for season 10.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-26 |title='America's Got Talent' Fuels Up With Dunkin' Donuts |language=en |work=Ad Age |url=https://adage.com/article/media/america-s-talent-fuels-dunkin-donuts/298764 |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
==Snapple Theater Center==
In 2007, Snapple opened the [[The Theater Center|Snapple Theater Center]] on 50th Street and [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] in the heart of [[New York City]]'s [[Theater District, Manhattan|Theater District]]. It has two theaters, one of which is a traditional theater, the other a thrust stage which can house plays. The center also includes a 40×50&nbsp;ft rehearsal space which is available for rent. The theaters are considered [[off-Broadway]] because of their low seating capacities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snapple Theater Center -FAQ|url=http://www.snappletheater.com/faq/#broadway|access-date=24 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403060257/http://www.snappletheater.com/faq/#broadway|archive-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The theater has since dropped the Snapple name and sponsorship and is simply known as ''The Theater Center''.
==Kosher certification==
Most Snapple drinks do have a [[Kosher certification]] from the [[OK Kosher Certification|OK Kosher]] [[Kosher certification agency|Agency]]. Exceptions include:
* Fruit Punch<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crcweb.org/beverage_list.php |title=cRc Kosher Beverage List |date=23 December 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015 |publisher=Chicago Rabbinical Council |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113181743/http://www.crcweb.org/beverage_list.php |archive-date=13 January 2016 }}</ref>
* Grape
* Kiwi Lemon-lime
==See also==
{{Portal|Drink}}
* [[Kick (soft drink)]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.snapple.com/ Official website]
*[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/reading-the-tea-leaves-snapple-refreshes-itself/?scp=1&sq=snapple&st=cse Snapple Refreshes Itself&nbsp;– Snapple Relaunch (2009)]
*[http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/snapple.asp The Snapple Dragoon at Snopes.com]
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