Avenue C & Eagle Drive

Lifehacker reported yesterday that today, July 11, is free Slurpee day at your local 7-Eleven. They also posted some neat facts about America’s favorite frozen carbonated beverage.

Slurpee drinks are all served at 28 degrees.

Slurpee was “invented” when some sodas were put in a freezer to cool them down – and they became all slushy.

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.

Sugar is the anti-freezing agent in most Slurpee drinks.

American Slurpee is injected with air. Canadian Slurpee is not.

Every day more than 11.6 million Slurpee drinks are consumed around the world.

In 2004, 7-Eleven created an edible Slurpee straw.

Only one private individual owns a bona fide Slurpee machine. The rest are in 7-Eleven.

I will definitely be stopping by today to gets me a cup of that special Transformer’s tie-in Mango flavor!