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How people kept stuff cold before refrigerators

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How people kept stuff cold before refrigerators

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The history of refrigeration does not begin with the refrigerator. These things are only about a hundred years old. People have had ways of keeping food and drink cold for way longer than that. This is the story of some brilliant ancient engineering and it's a story with particular relevance to me and my family — Grandpa Ragusea was an ice man. And... Read More

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