Sufficient_Spray t1_ja8etbq wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:46 PM Reply to comment by ThePresidentsNipples in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01 He received royalties from 7-11 and others for about 17 years until the patent expired. How much? I have no idea. Kind of crazy it was in a small town in Kansas he created it and now it’s worldwide. Permalink Parent 130
Sufficient_Spray t1_ja8etbq wrote
Reply to comment by ThePresidentsNipples in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
He received royalties from 7-11 and others for about 17 years until the patent expired. How much? I have no idea. Kind of crazy it was in a small town in Kansas he created it and now it’s worldwide.