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The Banning of The Greatest Thing (Sliced Bread)


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We've all heard the saying, "this is the greatest thing since sliced bread!" but if it's so great, why was sliced bread banned in the United States in 1943?

Find out why on today's episode of Facts-Chology!

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Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44846874

https://web.archive.org/web/20130430045703/http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/breadslicer.htm

https://culinarylore.com/food-history:sliced-bread-was-once-illegal-in-the-us/

https://todayinhistory.blog/tag/1943-ban-on-sliced-bread/

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/08/15/wwii-sliced-bread-briefly-banned-usa/

https://historyofyesterday.com/why-america-banned-pre-sliced-bread-12c25bfa4499

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-we-have-sliced-bread-116065095/#:



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