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- Slurpee drinks are all served at 28 degrees.
- Early prototypes for the Slurpee machine made use of an automobile air conditioning unit.
- Slurpee was "invented" when some sodas were put in a freezer to cool them down — and they became all slushy.
- Bob Stanford, a 7-Eleven agency director, coined the term "Slurpee" in 1967.
- Winnipeg, Canada is generally thought to be the Slurpee capital of the world, due to their amazing Slurpee fanaticism.
- When Slurpee first hit the market, it wasn’t self-serve. The machine was behind the counter and the clerk served the product to you.
- At Slurpee, we call it a BrainFreeze. The scientific name for it is Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia. Really.
- Slurpee drinks are carbonated.
- Many Slurpee flavors are certified kosher "parve," as well as halal.
- Slurpee Day is July 11th.
- Sugar is the anti-freezing agent in most Slurpee drinks.
- American Slurpee is injected with air. Canadian Slurpee is not.
- Half of all Slurpee drinks are purchased between the hours of 4 and 11 p.m.
- Every day more than 11.6 million Slurpee drinks are consumed around the world.
- Pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth is a known cure for brainfreeze.
- In 2004, 7-Eleven created an edible Slurpee straw.
- In 1998, Slurpee Lip Balm hit the market.
- More than 40% of all Slurpee drinks are sold during the months of June, July and August.
- Every year enough Slurpee drinks are sold to fill up 12 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
- Only one private individual owns a bona fide Slurpee machine. The rest are in 7-Eleven.
- The average Slurpee drinker's age is 29.
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