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Did You Know?

When you open a can of soda, the decrease in pressure inside the can causes a corresponding, but very small, decrease in the temperature of the soda.

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Why Are Gas Cans Red?

Sometimes, you just don’t question things because they’ve always been the norm. Take gas cans, for example. Have you ever noticed that they’re always red? Truly, always red. But why? As it turns out, there is a reason gas cans … Continue reading

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Using tin cans as a method of food preservation started as early as the 1770s and a patent was issued for tin food cans in 1810, but the first dedicated can openers weren’t invented until the 1850s. Prior to the … Continue reading

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