The Cold Facts About Ice Cream

Edible Info

An “ice cream headache” happens because the nerve endings on the roof of your mouth are not used to being cold, and they send a message to your brain signaling a loss of body heat. –BuzzFeed

America's first ice cream parlor OPENED IN 1776

Americans eat an average of 48 pints of ice cream per person every year – icecream.com

About 9% of milk produced in the US goes to make ice cream. – icecream.com

It takes 12 lbs of whole milk to make a gallon of ice cream.

Eighteen Flavors
by Shel Silverstein

Eighteen luscious, scrumptious flavors 
Chocolate, lime and cherry,
Coffee, pumpkin, fudge banana 
Caramel cream and boysenberry. 
Rocky road and toasted almond, 
Butterscotch, vanilla dip, 
Butter brickle, apple ripple, 
Coconut and mocha chip, 
Brandy peach and lemon custard, 
Each scoop lovely, smooth and round, 
Tallest ice cream cone in town, 
Lying there (sniff) on the ground.