Stay Cool With Sweet Stories On 'National Ice Cream Day' : NPR Extra You may need some napkins for this one. Today we all scream for what may be the coolest holiday of the year, National Ice Cream Day.

Stay Cool With Sweet Stories On 'National Ice Cream Day'

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Carl Kasell, NPR Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! official judge and scorekeeper, enjoying a frozen treat.
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You may need some napkins for this one. Today we all scream for what may be the coolest holiday of the year, National Ice Cream Day.

Before you run to your freezer, we're serving up a few stories from NPR and NPR Member Stations about the sweet treat, from unusual recipes to the science behind brain freezes. To top it off, we found a photo of Carl Kasell getting in on the frozen fun.

Scoop on!


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