How Did People Cope Before the Can Opener?

It’s day 2 of our week-long countdown, 25 People Who Changed the World… for Better, for Worse, and for Sillier! Today: How one man (okay, several men) saved us from stabbing cans with chisels, the real genius behind Ikea’s kids’ furniture section, and the surprisingly delightful story of those inflatable tube men you see dancing along the highway.

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