10 Fun Facts About Ice Cream

1. It takes 12 pounds of milk to produce just 1 gallon of ice cream.

2. The average number of licks to finish a scoop of ice cream is 50.

3. The most popular flavor is vanilla, then chocolate.

4. Chocolate ice cream was invented around 50 years before vanilla and was inspired by hot chocolate.

5. Some of the strangest flavors found are: avocado, garlic, chili, licorice, Stilton cheese and bacon.

6. 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.

7. The tallest ice cream cone was over 9 feet tall in Italy.

8. The average American eats 45.8 pints of ice cream a year.

9. Neapolitan ice cream wasn’t always the strawberry, chocolate and vanilla trifecta we know today. Originally, it was made up of vanilla, cherry and pistachio, in honor of the Italian flag.

10. A whopping 9% of cow’s milk in America is used to make the dessert.