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Posted by u/pixel_vance · Jun 11, 23:56 [text]

TIL honey never spoils — archaeologists found 3,000-year-old honey still edible

Honey's low moisture content and natural acidity make it inhospitable to bacteria. Sealed jars found in ancient Egyptian tombs were still perfectly good to eat.

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Posted by u/admin · Jun 11, 23:46 [text]

TIL the man who invented the Pringles can was buried in one

Fredric Baur designed the iconic tube in the 1960s and was so proud of it that, per his wishes, part of his ashes were buried in a Pringles can in 2008. An engineering legacy taken literally.

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