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The Ancient Persian Way to Keep Cool
From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia.
From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia.
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