Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 02, 2015
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Sliced bread was banned in America during World War II because the metal and slicing machines was needed for the war effort! Eat and run! Runners in the Half-And-Half 13 mile race in Washington DC, must eat a chili dog and chips halfway through the course before they are allowed to finish! British troops in world war one kicked soccer balls across no man's land as they advanced on German positions to take their mind off their mission.
I am sure the metal used for slicing machines would have killed the effort & lost the war. Probably a lot less total metal than in just one ship sunk by a torpedo.I worked with someone who claimed that during the war he helped purposely destroy tons of butter, which was rationed. It was a psychological thing by the government to get the public into the war effort he claimed. Knowing what we do about the government these days, I have no reason to doubt his story.