TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 days agoWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?message-squaremessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 days agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-squareCyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoProbably the one about tin cans and can openers. IIRC, can opener was invented decades after the tin
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoTo be fair that makes a lot more sense than it happening the other way around
minus-squarethesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoFor a few years you just had to find a sharp rock
minus-squareCyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoI actually don’t know. Presumably with a knife
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 days agoOriginally tin cans were large things meant for military campaigns, so they used a chisel or similar large stabby thing.
Probably the one about tin cans and can openers. IIRC, can opener was invented decades after the tin
To be fair that makes a lot more sense than it happening the other way around
For a few years you just had to find a sharp rock
How did they open cans before then?
I actually don’t know. Presumably with a knife
Originally tin cans were large things meant for military campaigns, so they used a chisel or similar large stabby thing.