In hot weather like this, it would be great to have some ice cream to cool off. How would you react if you dropped it due to a bit of clumsiness? It is important to maintain an optimistic spirit and a positive heart, as Azad aims to convey in the paper toy project introduced today.
Accept that it happened and move on. It’s not worth getting upset over something that you can’t control. Just take a deep breath and remind yourself that there’s always more ice cream in the world. Remember, it’s not the end of the world! - Salazad
Do you love ice cream as much as I do? If you can’t go a day, a week, or even a month without the delicious flavors of ice cream, then I know how you feel. While you may be a pro at eating ice cream, did you know that there are some really interesting facts about ice cream?
I have found some cool tidbits about ice cream that you may not have heard before. If you want to impress your friends and family with your knowledge about this infamous sweet treat, take a look at some of the fun facts below:
- It takes 3 gallons of whole milk to make one gallon of ice cream. Milk cows produce, on average, about six gallons of milk a day, which means that a single cow could be responsible for making almost 730 gallons of your favorite ice cream each year.
- The average number of licks to finish a scoop of ice cream cone is 50.
- The country that consumes the most ice cream is USA, followed by Australia then Norway.
- The majority of Americans – around 90%, have ice cream in their freezers. The average American eats 45.8 pints of ice cream a year.
- Up to the present time, the tallest ice cream cone was over 10 feet tall in Norway.
- The first known written recipe for ice cream is from 1665, handwritten in the recipe book of Lady Anne Fanshawe.
- The most popular flavor is vanilla, then chocolate.
- Some of the strangest flavors found are: avocado, garlic, chili, licorice, Stilton cheese, and bacon.
- Chocolate syrup is the most popular ice cream topping.
- Chocolate ice cream was invented before vanilla. Vanilla was rare and exotic in the late 1700’s.
- Ice cream in America in the 1700’s was rare and enjoyed by the elite. Industrial ice cream production in the US began in 1851.
- Ice cream headaches or “brain freeze” is the result of the nerve endings in the roof of your mouth sending a message to your brain of the loss of heat.
Download and build your own Ice Cream Cone - Oh Well paper toy by Salazad.
Article & Graphic: Paper Iconic
Photo: Sal Azad
