Food: Pre-sliced bread was invented by Otto Rohwedder, patent…

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Did you know? Pre-sliced bread was invented by Otto Rohwedder, patented in 1928. During WW2 it was briefly banned in the US to save metal for the war effort. The expression "the best thing since sliced bread" really does come from 1930 ads.

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Pre-sliced bread was invented by Otto Rohwedder, patented in 1928. During WW2 it was briefly banned in the US to save metal for the war effort. The expression "the best thing since sliced bread" really does come from 1930 ads.

Voorgesneden brood was een uitvinding van Otto Rohwedder, gepatenteerd in 1928. Tijdens WO II werd het in de VS even verboden om metaal voor de oorlog te besparen. De uitdrukking "the best thing since sliced bread" stamt daadwerkelijk uit reclames van 1930.

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