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Re-order Paragraphs
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Re-order Paragraphs
Arrange the sentences into the correct order.
Put the sentences in the correct order:
- By the early twentieth century, however, the invention of artificial refrigeration made harvesting natural ice unnecessary, and the once-thriving industry quickly disappeared.
- The trade made ice a common household commodity in places that had never before experienced it, transforming food storage and drink preparation across entire regions.
- These blocks were then shipped by sea to distant ports as far away as the Caribbean and India, surviving the long voyage thanks to the insulating properties of sawdust.
- In the early nineteenth century, entrepreneurs began cutting large blocks of ice from frozen New England lakes during winter and storing them in sawdust-insulated warehouses.
- Before mechanical refrigeration existed, warm climates had no reliable way to keep food or drinks cold for more than a day or two.