@TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 6 days agoWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?message-square112fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down12
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?@TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 6 days agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-square@CyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilink32•6 days agoProbably the one about tin cans and can openers. IIRC, can opener was invented decades after the tin
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink43•6 days agoTo be fair that makes a lot more sense than it happening the other way around
minus-square@thesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•6 days agoFor a few years you just had to find a sharp rock
minus-square@RobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilink11•edit-26 days agoOriginally tin cans were large things meant for military campaigns, so they used a chisel or similar large stabby thing.
minus-square@CyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilink5•6 days agoI actually don’t know. Presumably with a knife
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?
Originally tin cans were large things meant for military campaigns, so they used a chisel or similar large stabby thing.
I actually don’t know. Presumably with a knife