Astronaut Ice Cream Is a Lie (Video)

Any space-enthused kid has endured the crumbly, chalky agglomeration of flavors known as “astronaut ice cream.” We deal with it because of the supposed connection to the lives of real space explorers.

The only problem is that astronaut ice cream is a lie.

As this video shows, this legendary children’s treat has a surprisingly murky history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpkUjrC3-Ds

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This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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