For much of Dr Pepperâs history, the drink was a regional delicacy confined to the South and Southwest. Coca-Cola and Pepsi had used their head starts on Dr Pepper to build nationwide networks of independent bottlers who had exclusive franchise contracts to turn their respective syrups into colas.
The Moon Cycle. The term moon cycle (or lunar cycle) refers to the moon's continuous orbit around the earth. As the moon orbits the earth, its appearance (the phase) changes and thus gives us an indication of the moon's progress in the cycle (the age).
A purely lunar calendar is determined exclusively by the phases and cycles of the moon. Each new year begins on the day of the first new moon of the year, which occurs in late January or early February of the standard Gregorian calendar. Since a lunar calendar follows moon cycles rather than a series of fixed months, dates are movable depending on the actual day the lunar cycle begins.