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What did a bunch of Virginians invent in 1935?

2:10 PM, Jan 25, 2010 • By MATTHEW CONTINETTI

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Sunday was the seventy-fifth birthday of the beer can. Made in America!

An Anniversary We Can All Be Proud Of

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Celebrate this evening with a PBR.

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