Before Fridges: How Humans Kept Food Fresh

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What We Did Before

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Before modern inventions and conveniences, humans had ingenious ways of solving problems. So how exactly did humans survive before fridges, without clothes or before surnames were invented? Find out the answers to these questions and more, right here. Hosted by Ollie Guillou.

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Before Fridges: How Humans Kept Food Fresh

What We Did Before

15 minutes 6 seconds

1 month ago

Before Fridges: How Humans Kept Food Fresh

Imagine a world without refrigeration. Before early technology, food preservation was a challenge. So what did our early ancestors do before fridges were invented? And why were early fridges feared, rather than celebrated?

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(00:51) The early days of food preservation

(06:19) Cooling with nature's help

(07:47) The ice trade and urbanisation

(08:52) The advent of electric refrigeration

(12:43) Cultural and environmental impacts

(13:27) Inventing the tin can