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On June 26, 1974, this was the first grocery item to have its bar code scanned.

  • A box of Tide Laundry Detergent
  • A loaf of Wonder Bread
  • A pack of Wrigley’s Chewing Gum
  • A tube of Colgate Toothpaste

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