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).
Perigee/syzygy cycle (the time 14 months required for lunar perigee at one syzygy phase to return to this same phase again after coinciding with the other syzygy phase). Lunar node-apse cycle (the time 2.998 yr required for the apse and node, explained below, which move in opposite senses, to coincide). Syzygy-maximum-declination cycle 8 yr (the time