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They were, after electricity, the finest thing that had ever happened on earth since flush toilets and running water. Food preservation took a giant leap forward, and the ice man had to find a new job. People could extend the shelf life of so many things and leftovers became the name of the game, When they were able to produce ice cubes in a mere 12 hours, they had reached a new plateau of inventive genius. For the American woman, washing machines and telephones may hold higher positions since they aided in the relief of a major drudgery away from the washboard and the isolation they often had to endure. For a kid, having a fridge was great.

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