"Proper airflow is what allows a damp towel to fully dry," Lewenhaupt explains. “If your towel is drying in a humid room, the water is not able to evaporate, and that warm environment is the perfect ...

A bath towel that doesn’t dry fast enough can go from fresh and clean to a sour, mildew-y mess in a single day, especially if ...

If the air in your house is hotter and more humid than it is outside, you don't have to crank up the air conditioning. A damp towel, as suggested by a Death Valley park ranger, can even things out.