AP Photo/Leo Correa A massive fire ripped through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. The museum houses more than 20 million items, ranging from archeological finds to historical memorabilia. There was no word of the possible cause late on Sunday, nor if there were casualties or the exact extent of damage. RIO DE JANEIRO […]
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Don’t lose a finger: The 200-year evolution of the can opener
Enlarge / In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, like these sardines, came with its own “key” to peel back the tin lid. (credit: Wikimedia Commons) Over the Thanksgiving weekend, odds are that you watched a perfect red cylinder of cranberry sauce wobble itself […]
