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Farm Boys Eating Ice-Cream Cones, 1941.
I love my ice cream cone!

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The Invention of the Ice Cream Cone
July 23, 1904

Would you rather eat delicious, creamy ice cream from a bowl or a cone? On July 23, 1904, the choice became available when Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri, developed the idea of filling a pastry cone with ice cream, and the ice cream cone was invented. The walk-away cone made its debut later that year at the St. Louis World's Fair. Of course, before the cone, someone had to invent ice cream. Do you know when ice cream was invented?
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