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Mental Floss has posted a list of eight extremely unfortunate product names, some of which are "not safe for work" but at least a couple which I can share here.


For instance, doesn't SARS cola sound refreshing? Better than swine flu cola, I'm sure. Probably better than the next product too:

And once you discover what you've drank, you can clean up the ensuing mess with...
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I always liked the Japanese Pocari Sweat



It tastes like Sprite
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...which goes down great with some:
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Now this isn't as bad because it actually is a drink *for* pets, but still...



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