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National Soft Ice Cream Day & National Aviation Week · National Day Spotlight | Presented By National Day Calendar

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to August, nineteenth on the National Lake Islander.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Today, we're enjoying a creamy, swirled treat, and gazing skyward at incredible flying machines.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: National Soft Ace Cream Day celebrates the smooth, airy and delightfully swirled top dessert.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Unlike traditional heart ice cream, soft serve has less milk fat and is made with more air.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Giving it that distinctly light and fluffy texture.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: The invention is often credited to Tom Carvelle, who in the late-nineteen thirties discovered his melting ice cream was still popular.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: This discovery led to the first soft serve stand.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's an nostalgic staple of fares, boardwalks, and fast food restaurants.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Often served in a cone with a perfect gravity-defying swirl.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's a simple, comforting pleasure that defines summer.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: You know, and that swirl is iconic.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Every time I go and I do a myself-serve soft serve, and I get that swirl just right.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: My wife is always like, you could get a job at Dairy Queen.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I know, I know Margot tells me that, too.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: From sweet swirls to soaring heights, this week also marks National Aviation Week.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This observance helped during the week of Orville Wright's birthday, celebrates the history and future of flight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: From the Wright Brothers' first successful flight to supersonic jets in space travel, aviation has revolutionized how we explore, connect, and conduct business.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's a testament to human ingenuity, pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This week encourages us to appreciate the incredible engineering, brave pilots and dedicated ground crews who make flight a reality.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So look up and marvel at the magic of aviation.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I know, I don't know but you.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I love air travel.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's just so convenient and so fast.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But I was so so so love to get out into space.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, absolutely.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That would be even better.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I like that idea.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm Alice Anderson.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm not Marlo Anderson reminding you to celebrate every day.