OF OTTO ROHWEDDER'S invention, it could not be said, “This is the greatest invention since sliced bread!” Why? Because Otto invented sliced bread, back in 1928. Really: U.S. Patent 1867377. By 1933, only five years after its introduction, American bakeries were turning out more sliced than unsliced bread.
A tail dragging romp through the swamps of the world
Friday, September 23, 2011
A tranche of creativity . . .
OF OTTO ROHWEDDER'S invention, it could not be said, “This is the greatest invention since sliced bread!” Why? Because Otto invented sliced bread, back in 1928. Really: U.S. Patent 1867377. By 1933, only five years after its introduction, American bakeries were turning out more sliced than unsliced bread.
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