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You scream.
We all scream for ice cream.
So shout out loud because today is national soft serve ice cream day.
Soft serve ice cream was invented in the 1930s as a result of air being introduced during freezing.
On Memorial Day weekend in 1934, legendary ice cream mogul Tom Carvel had a flat tire on his ice cream truck in Hartsdale, N.Y. After pulling into a parking lot, he began selling the softened ice cream to vacationers driving by.
With amazement, seeing the love that people had for soft ice cream, he concluded a fixed location selling the new-found dessert was potentially a good business idea.
In 1936, Carvel opened his first store on the original broken down truck site, selling his secret formula soft serve ice cream dispensed from his patented super low temperature ice cream machines.
So, celebrate the day by going out for some soft ice cream and use #NationalSoftIceCreamDay to post your experience on social media.
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