TL;DR: ICEE is marking its first National ICEE Day on Aug. 18 with free small ICEEs at more than 1,800 locations, including participating Walmart Fuel and convenience stops, Krystal restaurants, AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and Urban Air Adventure Park.
Tuesday just got a little sweeter. ICEE is celebrating its first-ever National ICEE Day today, Aug. 18, and is marking the occasion by giving away free small ICEEs at more than 1,800 locations across the country.
If this feels familiar, that’s because 7-Eleven ran National Slurpee Day back on July 11 — and the two drinks share an origin story. ICEE inventor Omar Knedlik first sold partly frozen Coke at his Dairy Queen in Coffeyville, Kansas, then patented the ICEE machine in 1962. 7-Eleven later licensed the tech and launched its own version as “Slurpee” in 1965.
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