August 3, 2007 From palm leaf waving ancient Egyptians to the punkah fans of the Middle East and the first appearance of the electric desk fan in the late nineteenth century, the quest to keep cool ...

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Living in heat-prone Los Angeles for the last 15 years, I’ve been required to purchase and experiment with a number of different cooling methods be it fans, AC units and anything in between. Never ...

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