Gettin' Fizzy With It (Encore)

'Tis the season for a refreshing glass of bubbly—but this episode
we're not talking wine, we're talking seltzer. America is in the
throes of a serious seltzer craze, with consumption of the bubbly
stuff doubling in only a decade, from 2004 to 2014. But where does
seltzer come from, and why is it called "seltzer," rather
than simply "sparkling water"? Is there any truth to the rumors
that seltzer can combat indigestion—or that it will rot our teeth?
Why are all the hipsters crushing cans of LaCroix, and what's the
story behind Polar's ephemeral sensation, Unicorn Kisses? (Encore
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