EPISODE · Sep 4, 2025 · 5 MIN
#16 The Science of Brain Freeze: Why Ice Cream Hurts
from Curiosity Fuel - Daily stories. Five-minute facts · host Curiosity Studios
It’s that sudden, intense headache that strikes after eating ice cream too fast. But what is a "brain freeze," really? This episode explains the fascinating vascular reaction behind sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia (the scientific name for brain freeze) and reveals the simple trick to making it stop instantly.
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