can, n.Trivia

Expiration dates on canned foods are not there by law and greatly understate how long a canned product will last. They're mostly there because companies hope that you'll throw older product out to buy more.

Beer cans used to be 40% thicker and way stronger, which is why we see people crushing beer cans as a display of strength in older movies

The first aluminum drink can was introduced in 1964

The can opener was invented 48 years after the tin can in 1810. In the interem, people used hammers and chisels