have you been charging it very often, i.e. when it's not been used much? some batteries (all to some extent) can develop memory and effectively lose some of their capacity if recharged after little or no use often. the cure is to run it dead flat and then fully recharge several times, that usually works. the refrigerator trick probably works by making the battery overcharge a bit and possibly also disturbs the "memory" to some extent (i've never seen a good explanation of why "memory" happens, and i've read some tech literature from battery makers that say it happens, but not how or why..). most batteries (nearly all) require a lower voltage to charge when cold, so depending on how the charger is designed a cold battery can overcharge, while a hot battery won't charge properly. in any case, the refrigerator certainly won't do damage if only done occasionally. i would stay away from the freezer, you're sure to get condensation in a freezer!
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