Fun Ice Cream Facts
- The average American eats about 23 pounds of ice cream per year.
- Ice cream cones were popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
- Vanilla is still the most popular ice cream flavor worldwide.
- It takes about 50 licks to finish a single-scoop ice cream cone.
- The first known ice cream recipe dates back to the 1660s in England.
- July is National Ice Cream Month in the United States.
- The largest ice cream sundae ever made weighed over 24 tons.
- The U.S. is the top consumer of ice cream globally.
- Brain freeze happens when something cold touches the roof of your mouth.
- Neapolitan ice cream includes vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry in one!
- It takes about 12 pounds of milk to make just 1 gallon of ice cream.
- The most expensive ice cream in the world costs over $6,000 per scoop.
- Ice cream trucks became common in the U.S. after World War II.
- The world's tallest ice cream cone measured over 10 feet tall.
- Some ice creams are made with liquid nitrogen for instant freezing.
- Japan has unusual flavors like squid ink and wasabi ice cream.
- Dairy Queen invented the first soft-serve formula in 1938.
- Astronauts eat freeze-dried ice cream in space.
- The waffle cone is considered the most popular cone type.
- In Italy, ice cream is called “gelato” and contains less air than U.S. ice cream.