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sealed tin container used for preserving food or liquids
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can

Summary

can is a recyclable waste[1]. can draws 1,539 Wikipedia views per month (recyclable_waste category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • can is credited with the discovery of Peter Durand[3].
  • can's instance of is recorded as recyclable waste[4].
  • can's physically interacts with is recorded as food[5].
  • can is made of tin[6].
  • can is a type of tin[7].
  • can is a type of container[8].
  • can is a type of food storage container[9].
  • can is part of metal packaging[10].
  • can's Commons category is recorded as Cans[11].
  • can began on 1772[12].
  • can's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cans[13].
  • can's shape is recorded as cylinder[14].
  • can's fabrication method is recorded as tinning[15].
  • can's contains is recorded as food[16].
  • can's contains is recorded as drink[17].

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Works and Contributions

can is credited with the discovery of Peter Durand[3]. Things named for can include can opener[18].

Why It Matters

can draws 1,539 Wikipedia views per month (recyclable_waste category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] can has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] can is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for can include can opener[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Peter Durand
    Factgrid item id → Q1785831
    Part of → —
    Start time → +1772-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1785831, adds FactGrid ID"
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