Canned food arrived before the can opener
Early consumers had to aggressively hack their dinners open with a heavy hammer and chisel just to get to their heavily salted, preserved beans.

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You weren't actually supposed to eat the outside pastry; it functioned as medieval Tupperware designed solely to bake and hold the questionable meat inside.
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They just violently rang bells to announce the hour, assuming you were at least smart enough to count the loud gongs yourself to figure out the time.
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