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A can opener (North American and Australian English) or tin opener (British English) is a mechanical device used to open metal tin cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were not patented until 1855 in England and 1858 in the United States. These early ...
] The can opener is pocket-sized, approximately 1.5 inches (38 mm) long, and consists of a short metal blade that serves as a handle, with a small, hinged metal tooth that folds out to pierce the can lid. A notch just under the hinge point keeps the opener hooked around the rim of the can as the device is "walked" around to cut the lid out.
Mercedes-Benz has sold a number of automobiles with the "250" model name: 1965–1967 W111. 1965–1967 250SE; ... 1969–1972 250/8 This page was last edited on 7 ...
That means the model makes up about 17% of the world’s in-service commercial passenger jet fleet. The average age of the world’s 737-800 fleet is 13 years old, according to Cirium, and the ...
48-year-old Vincent “Vinny” Ferraiolo was found hanging from the ceiling of his exotic pet shop in Chesterfield, Virginia on January 3, 2014. The Chesterfield Police Department ruled his death ...
Mike McDaniel confirms the Dolphins have claimed former Seahawks and Bills LB Tyrel Dodson Dodson was cut by the Seahawks yesterday and finds a new home right away
Safe-crackers can use what are known as jam shots to blow off the safe's doors. Most modern safes are fitted with 'relockers' (like the one described above) which are triggered by excessive force and will then lock the safe semi-permanently (a safe whose relocker has tripped must then be forced, as the combination or key alone will no longer ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing for added protections for the monarch butterfly after suggesting multiple populations could go extinct in mere decades.