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2025-07-22 11:22:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EAE75AF997DF56EB95AF1489133CFA20105069B2999B888DA2DEE864FD0AF91C
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Refrigeration made more fresh foods available and reduced the risk of foodborne illness, contributing to increased life expectancy. https://humanprogress.org/three-cheers-for-refrigeration-and-four-once-everyone-has-it/ https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/refrigerator-thermometers-cold-facts-about-food-safety Before the washing machine, washing clothes was time-consuming (hours per load) and physically demanding task done mostly by women. https://www.tcl.com/global/en/blog/playbooks/the-history-of-the-washing-machine https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/how-appliance-boom-moved-more-women-workforce
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