So neat and precise are the slices, and so definitely better than anyone could possibly slice by hand with a bread knife that one realizes instantly that here is a refinement that will receive a ...

On the main strip of town in Chillicothe, Missouri, you’ll pass by a large colorful mural: “Home of sliced bread.” It’s actually the official slogan for the town, which hosts an annual Sliced Bread ...

Slices of white bread on a wooden board. - Kritchai7752/Shutterstock Have you ever considered how recent, relatively speaking, the invention of sliced bread was? It ...

It is common to see sliced bread in most homes, but have you ever wondered who invented this concept? The simple answer lies with Otto Frederick Rohwedder, an American inventor. Born on July 7, 1880, ...

Sliced bread -- that is, loaves of bread sold pre-sliced to make our favorite sandwiches or freshly buttered toast extra convenient -- is a relatively recent invention. The bread-slicing machine was ...

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – Any way you slice it, a small town in Missouri knows where its bread is buttered as the home of the wondrous innovation of sliced bread. Yes, the “greatest thing since sliced bread” ...

We’ve all heard the phrase, “the greatest thing since sliced bread,” but where did it begin? It was an inventor named Otto Rohwedder who knew he could improve on the whole loaf of bread. “He’d spent a ...

My e-mail slot is filled with messages from public-relations types trying to get me to profile this and tell the world about that. Recently, there's been a tremendous push for me to share with readers ...

If Davenport ever has a slogan for sweatshirts, it should say: “Davenport, The Home Of Sliced Bread.” It was here that machine-sliced bread was invented. It ranks as one of the most resourceful ...

We now have many popular sayings officially past their due date. For example, “sounds like a broken record” means nothing to downloaders. The same for “spring chicken” or “getting on a soap box” or ...