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- Slurpee drinks are all served at 28 degrees.
- Early prototypes for the Slurpee machine made use of an
automobile air conditioning unit. - Slurpee was "invented" when some sodas were put in a
freezer to cool them down — and they became all slushy. - Bob Stanford, a 7-Eleven agency director, coined the term "Slurpee"
in 1967. - Winnipeg, Canada is generally thought to be the Slurpee capital
of the world, due to their amazing Slurpee fanaticism. - When Slurpee first hit the market, it wasn’t self-serve. The
machine was behind the counter and the clerk served the product to
you. - At Slurpee, we call it a BrainFreeze. The scientific name for it
is Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia. Really. - Slurpee drinks are carbonated.
- Slurpee Day is July 11th.
- Sugar is the anti-freezing agent in most Slurpee drinks.
- American Slurpee is injected with air. Canadian Slurpee is not.
- Half of all Slurpee drinks are purchased between the hours of 4
and 11 p.m. - Every day more than 11.6 million Slurpee drinks are consumed
around the world. - Pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth is a known
cure for brainfreeze. - In 2004, 7-Eleven created an edible Slurpee straw.
- In 1998, Slurpee Lip Balm hit the market.
- More than 40% of all Slurpee drinks are sold during the months
of June, July and August. - Every year enough Slurpee drinks are sold to fill up 12
Olympic-sized swimming pools. - Only one private individual owns a bona fide Slurpee machine.
The rest are in 7-Eleven. - The average Slurpee drinker's age is 29.