13 Weird Things We Never Knew About Ice Cream

There's nothing quite like a bowl of ice cream on a hot summer day to cool you down and satisfy your sweet tooth. This delicious treat has been around for centuries, with different cultures coming up with their own versions of it. Whether you prefer traditional ice cream, gelato, or sorbet, there are endless options to choose from when it comes to enjoying this frozen delight. We all scream for ice cream! No matter what time of year it is, ice cream always makes things a little bit better. Whether you like classic flavors like vanilla and chocolate, or you're more adventurous and like to try new things, there's an ice cream out there for everyone.

We all know that ice cream is delicious. But there are some things about this creamy treat that might surprise you. For example, did you know that the first ice cream recipe was created in the 1500s? Or that it used to be considered a luxury food? Read on to learn more interesting facts about ice cream. You might be surprised by what you learn!

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In Scotland, they offers ice cream that you have to sign a death waiver to eat. (illustration) Respiro del Diavolo is so spicy that you have to relieve the cafe that serves it of responsibility for personal injury, illness, and possible loss of life. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: National Post

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A protein found in fish blood is used in making low-fat ice cream. The protein lowers the temperature needed for forming ice crystals, so less cream or fat is needed (they make the protein from yeast, not fish). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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Someone invented an ice cream that, somehow, changes color the as you eat it. (illustration) It's called Xamaleon, and its inventor claims it only contains natural ingredients. Any food can change color depending on temperature and oxidation, he says. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Gizmodo

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If you want to be a successful ice cream tester, gold-plated spoons help. the The reason it's a good idea is that you get an aftertaste if you use wood or plastic spoons and, on the other hand, silver tarnishes. So gold works best. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Cleveland.com

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Ice cream contains skatole, a compound that's also found in your poop. At lower concentrations, it has a floral scent, and it's used as flavoring for ice cream (and created artificially for that purpose). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Asynt

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Ice cream ads use mashed potatoes rather than, well, actual ice cream. The reason is simple - ice cream would melt very easily under studio lights (especially since a shoot can take hours), so they have to find an alternative. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: NDTV

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If you're really adventurous, you can make ice cream with blood instead of eggs. MSH PAGET They have similar protein compositions, so you can substitute about 65 grams of blood for one egg or 43 grams for an egg white. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Organic Authority

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Chocolate ice cream is where bad batches of other flavors get dumped. Its dark color and strong taste easily hide discoloration and bad flavors so small amounts of, say, botched strawberry get mixed in. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: NBC

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In WWII, US bomber pilots tried to create ice cream using engine vibrations. They thought the vibrations would churn the mixture, and the altitude would keep it cold enough to make ice cream. But their first attempts didn't work out. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Naval History

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Ice cream was (kind of) already available to regular people in the 17th century. The first cafe in Paris, Cafe Procope, offered a recipe that blended milk, cream, butter and eggs in an early form of ice cream in 1660. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: IDFA

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In Russia in the winters they like to eat ice cream and they do it 00 to keep warm. It's not because ice cream is necessarily warm in comparison but because, according to Russian folklore, eating cold food warms you up. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Edmonton Journal

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The stuff you can get at Dairy Queen actually isn't ice cream - - it's soft 00 serve. DQ DQ Connects $ Course HOr EATS COOL/RBATS HOT EATS COOLTREATS HorEATS this Course e Why? It doesn't meet the FDA's regulatory requirements for ice cream, so DQ has to classify their frozen treats as soft serve instead. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: HowStuffWorks

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Astronauts didn't really eat astronaut ice cream, or space ice cream, in space. It was created by Whirlpool for NASA's Apollo missions, but records apparently don't clearly show NASA ever actually took it to space. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: CNET

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