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How Americans stayed cool before air conditioning: From sitting on smelly ice to sleeping on the roof

By Mack DeGeurin · Popular Science · August 2026
How Americans stayed cool before air conditioning: From sitting on smelly ice to sleeping on the roof
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"Even Presidents had to get clever in the heat, such as building a screened-in porch on top of the White House just to catch a breeze."

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