We All Scream

On January 29, 1924, U.S. patent No.1,481,813 was issued to one Carl R. Taylor (of Cleveland, Ohio) for an ice-cream-cone roller. Fascinating information. And what does it mean to a couple of kids exactly 86 years later? It means this:

We can't believe Mom's letting us eat Luna & Larry's Coconut Bliss
healthy ice cream in organic, non-GMO cones!

Where, oh where did we unearth such historically significant information? We were recently introduced to The Learning Calendar by our friends at Amazon.com. And we love it. At our house, daylight brings a freakishly healthy smoothie and a more exciting (and quite possibly more filling) scientific/historic factoid (like Tsar Peter I of Russia and his tax on bearded men, or Amelia Earhart's 19-hour solo flight from L.A. to Newark, New Jersey). It's a fun way to start the day. So, inspired by our newfound knowledge, we danced, we ate ice cream in January, and we were merry enough that it wasn't easy to go to bed. Thank you, Mr. Taylor. Here's to ice cream cones. And to little children who love them.