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“Has it ever occurred to you that Dairy Queen, renowned for its hot eats and cool treats does not refer to its ice cream as, well, ice cream? This is because, per the U.S. government, it’s not really ice cream.” Dairy Queen’s Soft Serve Isn’t What You Think It Is. One controversial ingredient, Carrageenan, “is not, in fact, harmful to the majority of people; however, those with existing gastrointestinal issues might want to limit how much DQ soft serve they ingest.” (My sister and I have made a considerable number of trips through the DQ drive-thru in Truckee, where we’ve come up with a very different conclusion: You will definitely have gastrointestinal issues, so you might as well consume as much soft serve as you can.)

+ “The FIU board of trustees voted Tuesday to approve a five-year deal to give the name Pitbull Stadium to what’s currently known as FIU Stadium.” Pitbull buys naming rights to FIU football stadium. (When Pitbull sings, Give Me Everything, he isn’t being metaphorical.)