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If the Shoe Fit
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June 7, 2012
George Washington wore a size 13 shoe.
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Canned food, in heavy iron cans, was invented for the British Navy in 1813. But can openers were not invented until the 1860s. Before then, people opened cans with a hammer and chisel.
source: The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle, by Don L. Wulffson
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