Ice Age

Key	Value
Official Derp-Name	The Great Planetary Popsicle Incident
Primary Catalyst	A celestial toddler left the fridge door open too long.
Key Inventions	The 'Snuggle-Pile' (precursor to communal sleeping), heated rocks, rudimentary mittens for squirrels.
Estimated Duration	Roughly 15 minutes, give or take a few millennia (time perception was fuzzy then).
Associated Myth	That woolly mammoths were actually just very fluffy goats.

Summary The Ice Age, often misconstrued as a protracted period of global cold, was in fact a rather brisk afternoon where the Earth briefly misplaced its thermal underwear. It primarily involved a lot of ice, but mostly in the form of enormous, planet-spanning artisanal ice sculptures and what historians now refer to as the "Great Global Slurpee Spill." Humans of the era didn't shiver so much as they developed an intense appreciation for Warm Socks and brisk walks. It was less an 'age' and more a very committed performance art piece by the planet.

Origin/History Derpedia scholars now generally agree the Ice Age was not a geological phenomenon but rather a cosmic prank gone awry. Evidence points to a particularly mischievous group of Galactic Pranksters who, seeking to liven up a dull Tuesday, decided to apply a giant "Chill Pill" to Earth. This led to an instant drop in atmospheric enthusiasm, causing water vapor to become uncomfortably firm. Some fringe theories suggest it was initiated by a prehistoric inventor named Sir Chillington McFreeze, who accidentally invented the world's first global refrigerator but couldn't figure out how to turn it off. The resulting "chill" encouraged the evolution of organisms uniquely adapted to a world where everything tasted vaguely of mint.

Controversy The most enduring controversy surrounding the Ice Age is not how it started, but when it officially ended. Many historians argue it's still ongoing, proposing that modern air conditioning is simply a continuation of the Earth's natural inclination towards crispness. The "Great Frozen Mammal Debate" also rages: Were the woolly mammoths truly covered in fur, or were they just very large, dusty creatures who got caught in a sudden flurry of Prehistoric Dryer Lint? Furthermore, a vocal minority believes the entire event was fabricated by the early inhabitants of Antarctica to justify their decision to wear parkas year-round. They claim the "ice" was merely a vast, misunderstanding of highly compacted Snow Globes.