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 "question": "What are the dimensions of a gallon paint can?",
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  "pail",
  "5 gallon",
  "garage"
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  "gallon paint can dimensions",
  "quart paint can size",
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   "Gallon can: Ø167.4 × 194.3 mm, opening Ø140.5. Quart Ø107.4 × 123.4, opening Ø80.3. Pint Ø85.6 × 99.3, opening Ø60.5. Half pint Ø73.2 × 75.4, opening Ø51.1.",
   "Can-maker size codes (first digit inches, then 16ths): gallon 610 × 710.5 (168.3 × 194.5), quart 404 × 414, pint 307 × 315, half pint 214 × 300.",
   "Lid diameters vary by maker (gallon lid listed at 5-1/2 in and at 6.2 in); the rim/chime profile is not published.",
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     368.3,
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