This retro drink-o-matic device, which can store up to ten cans of soda, juice and even beer, features sealed refrigeration technology to keep those beverages chilled and ready to serve.

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Francis Bacon, a British scientist and essayist, was an early victim of the struggle to develop refrigeration technology: he died in 1626 after eating some chicken that he had stuffed with snow as part of an experiment.

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The report by AEA technology said emissions of the gases, used in refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems, were "relatively small" at 3.9% of the total but were increasing.

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