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Pain_Monster t1_ismnnei wrote

Reply to comment by TocTheEternal in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

A lot of people died during 1800s Antarctic exploration. We didn’t have it down to a science yet. It was a perilous journey and many ships got stuck in the ice. Many diseases also flourished during these expeditions so it’s not like they had modern day conveniences or equipment. It was dangerous and arduous.

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