Sliced bread is something we take for granted today. It feels like it's been around awhile, but in the grand scheme, it's ...

The Anecdote International website provides one version of the story. In 1912, the son of a German immigrant had an idea: People might want to buy bread that was already sliced instead of having to ...

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Downtown Chillicothe, Mo., where a mural celebrates the town's slogan, "Home of Sliced Bread." Photo: Greater Chillicothe Visitors Region An original design of Otto Rohwedder’s bread slicer. MUST ...