Category: refrigerator

Researchers Unearth Ancient ‘Tavern’ in Iraq—With 5,000-Year-Old Fridge, Oven, Containers With Food

The Mesopotamian ancients might have done as many modern folk do, dropping into their local pub on the way home to cap off their daily grind, evidence now shows. The remains of a “tavern”—complete with an ancient fridge, oven, benches, bowls, and beakers—have been unearthed by researchers in Lagash, an ancient urban area in southern…


What Is the Proper Way to Organize a Refrigerator?

You reach into the refrigerator and can’t find what you’re looking for; it’s a disorganized mess. You need better access to your food. And you need to be able to tell what’s expired and what’s still good. It can seem overwhelming to organize when every shelf in your refrigerator is full. So, how do you…


How Ancient Persians Used a ‘Refrigerator’ Called a Yakhchāl to Stay Cool in the Hot Desert 2,400 Years Ago

Figuring out how to stay cool is probably the least of your worries lately—though there’s solace in knowing summer season’s right around the corner. In a few months, when it heats up, you’ll likely be begging for the frost you’re now scraping off your windshield. But, while AC and refrigeration will be at our fingertips when the…


Police Officers Respond to Elderly Woman in Need, Pitch in to Buy Her a New Fridge, Groceries

Officers and staff at the Seguin Police Department cooperated to bring groceries and a new refrigerator to one elderly Texas woman in need mid July. The department received a call of concern and officer Dustin Kincade went to check on the woman at her home. “I was just talking to her and a little bit…