Dr. Steven (Steve) Novella
speaker
1,490 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 27 Jun
Dr. Steven (Steve) Novella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It wasn't the bread slicing machines.
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They already existed.
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They were where they were.
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You're correct.
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It was the wrapping.
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Because sliced bread needs thicker wrapping than unsliced bread.
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That's it.
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Well, it does if you're selling it.
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Well, not like baguette.
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But who cares about that?
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They're talking about like Wonder Bread.
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Again, for the war effort, they want to know like the big industries that were selling sliced bread.
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So when did the bread slicing become a thing, pre-sliced bread?
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1928.
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1928.
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It was invented in the United States.
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And by 1933, around 80% of bread sold in the U.S.
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was pre-sliced.
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80%.
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Amazing.
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