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43. There Are Easier Ways to Spread Disease

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Sweltering summer days are nothing new, nor is the need to cool off from them. However, modern refrigeration and freezing, which make the production of ice a breeze, have only been around for the past few decades. Before that, they spent a lot of time and energy producing 300-pound blocks of ice that had to be carted around to homes and businesses. With a cup of ice water hard to come by, these boys in the picture all decided to lick a community block of ice. Just imagine how many people got sick of that one antic.

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