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Facts About Ice Cream
The first ice cream sandwich was sold for a penny on the streets of New York City in 1900!
A cow gives enough milk in her lifetime to make 1,165 gallons (4,410 liters) of ice cream!
The biggest ice cream boat float ever made used 733 gallons (2,775 liters) of ice cream and measured 35 feet (11 meters) long!
Some ice cream makers in the 1800s would bury their ice cream in salt and ice for hours to keep it frozen!
The longest ice cream dessert was an ice cream sundae measuring 1,386.62 meters (4,549 feet) long — that’s like lining up 46 blue whales nose to tail!
Some premium ice creams have less air whipped into them, which is why they feel heavier than regular ice cream!
Unique Flavors Around the World
In Alaska, they make ice cream flavored with wild berries called salmonberries that only grow in the Arctic!
In Colombia, they make ice cream with cheese pieces mixed in, creating a sweet and salty treat!
Australian ice cream shops serve Vegemite-flavored ice cream, made from their famous savory spread!
In Indonesia, they make a bright green ice cream from a fruit called durian that smells very strong but tastes sweet!
Some ice cream shops in Taiwan serve ice cream made from sweet potato, taro root, and red beans!
In Italy, olive oil gelato is becoming popular — it’s creamy and has a subtle, fruity taste!
Swedish ice cream makers created a licorice-flavored ice cream that turns your tongue black!
In South Africa, they make ice cream with a fruit called marula that only elephants could reach before it fell from tall trees!
French ice cream makers created a blue cheese-flavored ice cream that actually tastes sweet and tangy!
Ice Cream Production Facts
The biggest ice cream factory in the world can make around 83,000 ice cream bars per hour!
Professional ice cream tasters use gold spoons for tasting because they don’t leave any aftertaste like metal spoons do!
Ice Cream Celebrations & Traditions
In Sicily, Italy, people traditionally eat ice cream for breakfast in the summer, served in a brioche bread roll!
The Japanese celebrate Ice Cream Day on May 9th because “5-9” can be read as “ko-ori” which sounds like their word for ice!
The tradition of ice cream trucks playing music started in the 1920s with the Good Humor company using bells to announce their arrival!
Ice Cream Tools & Technology
Modern ice cream scoopers have special heat-conducting fluid in their handles to help them glide through hard ice cream!
Ice Cream and Health
Ice cream can actually help soothe a sore throat because the cold reduces inflammation!
Eating ice cream activates the same pleasure centers in your brain as listening to your favorite music!
Ice Cream Around the Seasons
The busiest day for ice cream sales is usually the hottest Sunday of the summer!
People in cold countries like Russia and Sweden eat more ice cream in winter than people in some warm countries!
The most popular ice cream flavors change with the seasons — pumpkin in fall, peppermint in winter, and fruit flavors in summer!
Environmental Ice Cream Facts
Some ice cream shops now use edible spoons and cups to reduce waste!
Ice Cream Innovation
Scientists have created ice cream that doesn’t melt until you start eating it!
There’s a special ice cream that changes color when you lick it!
Japanese scientists invented an ice cream that doesn’t make your hands sticky!
There’s a type of ice cream that glows in the dark using natural ingredients from jellyfish!
Ice Cream Safety and Storage
Opening and closing your ice cream container quickly helps prevent ice crystals from forming!
Putting plastic wrap directly on the surface of ice cream helps prevent freezer burn!
Ice cream stays freshest when stored in the back of the freezer where the temperature is most constant!
If you lined up all the ice cream cones eaten in America in one year, they would circle the Earth about 804 times!
🧾 Basic Information
Iceland is officially just called Iceland, but in Icelandic, it’s “Ísland!”.
