Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 22, 2019
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July 22, 2019: July is National Ice Cream Month, and yesterday was National Ice Cream Day. This celebration was launched with a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.[1] Today, the average American consumes 23 pounds of ice cream annually.[2]
According to the International Dairy Foods Association, the 10 most popular flavors of ice cream are:
- Vanilla
- Chocolate
- Cookies N’ Cream
- Mint Chocolate Chip
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- Buttered Pecan
- Cookie Dough
- Strawberry
- Moose Tracks
- Neapolitan
Not surprisingly, June and July are the busiest months for ice cream production. But, over the course of a year, 898 million gallons of ice cream are produced.
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- July 15, 2019 – 8.82 hours of sleep daily for average American
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