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Fortune
Chris Morris

Need to cool your home? Try smearing yogurt on the windows

a bowl of yogurt (Credit: Iryna Bauer—Getty Images)
  • A researcher in the UK found applying yogurt to windows can lower a house’s temperature by 6 degrees. The discovery comes as the country faces a massive heatwave, as does the U.S. Greek yogurt was used in the study, with a fat percentage of 10%.

The summer of 2025 is already a scorcher—and we’ve got a long way to go. It’s not just the U.S., either. The UK is experiencing a massive heatwave that has resulted in health alerts across parts of the country. That’s especially problematic as few homes in that country have air conditioning—and it’s resulting in some rather unique solutions.           

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