July 19 is National Ice Cream Day. As that single scoop of your favorite flavor ice cream drips out of a waffle cone and drizzles down your hand, you are slurping up a part of history. No less than Alexander the Great (B.C. 356-323) is said to have enjoyed snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar. This vintage heart-shaped ice cream scoop sold for a cool $4,400.

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