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SLICE OF SUCCESS

In 1928, American inventor Otto Rohwedder announced the best thing since... er, well... It was his invention, a machine that sliced and packaged bread, and it made quite an impact. Within five years, sales of sliced loaves in the United States outstripped un-sliced loaves. That’s using your loaf, Rohwedder!

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