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The Ice Cream Cone Got The Spotlight At The 1904 World’s Fair, But That Isn’t When It Was Invented

Today was the day in 1904 that a guy at the St. Louis World’s Fair supposedly invented the ice cream cone. Except that ice cream cones were around for more than a century before that.

A Statue Of Liberty Stamp That Didn’t Actually Feature The Statue Of Liberty

Today in 2010, the US Postal Service released a new stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty - well, sort of. And that “sort of” ended up being a big and expensive deal.

The Egg Cream Is A Refreshing New York City Classic

Today in 1664, the city previously known as New Amsterdam came under English control and was promptly renamed New York. So we're celebrating an NYC classic, the egg cream.

The Talking Stamps Of Bhutan

October is National Stamp Collecting Month, and there are perhaps no more collectible stamps than the ones out of the small Asian country of Bhutan - like the "talking stamps" that were also vinyl records.