How The First Ice Cream Cone Was Born
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Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop: https://thehustle.co/ The story goes... during the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, an ice cream vendor ran out of serving dishes. Someone noticed a waffle stand nearby and came to the rescue. And while there are quite a few other self-proclaimed cone inventors out there, The Smithsonian recognizes Abe Doumar as the inventor. Today, Abe Doumar's family runs Doumar's Cones & Barbecue in Norfolk, Virginia, and still churns out the original cone for local customers. To watch the full story about The Ice Cream Cone Monopoly You Never Knew Existed, click here: https://youtu.be/mHLFHjdunqA