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all right let's talk about one of
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America's weirdest obsessions and no
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it's not reality TV it's ice seriously
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why do Americans put ice in everything
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water soda juice if it's liquid we're
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probably shoving a glacier in it now if
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you've ever traveled outside the US you
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know this is not normal ask for ice in
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Europe and they'll give you two cubes
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like it's a precious mineral in Japan
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they'll look at you like you just asked
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for a side of snow with your sushi but
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here in the States we want our drinks
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cold enough to freeze a polar bear's
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tongue there's a rumor Americans need
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that extra chill to survive the summer
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but let's be real I've seen people dump
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half a tray in their coffee in December
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so why are we like this well it all goes
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back to the 1800s when a guy named
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Frederick Tutor literally made a fortune
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shipping blocks of ice around the world
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he's the OG ice king thanks to him ice
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became a symbol of wealth and
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hospitality if you had ice you were
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basically the Beyonce of your block fast
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forward to today and we've got ice
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machines everywhere restaurants gas
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stations your aunt Linda's basement
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there's an industrial-sized ice maker
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just waiting to overfill your drink
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maybe it's because we like our beverages
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cold or maybe it's just another way we
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go overboard like everything else super
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sized fries 24/7 drive-throughs and
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cheese on literally everything so next
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time someone asks why Americans put ice
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in everything just tell them it's
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tradition it's luxury and hey it makes
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that sweet tea taste even sweeter and if
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you're not careful you might just chip a
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tooth on your next sip
