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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ThePerseverer01 on 2025-10-09 05:25:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1943, the US government once banned sliced bread in American bakeries and homes to keep the flour costs down and to manage the country's wax supply. The rule was disliked so much no one in the government was willing to confess they had that idea.