# Greatest invention/discovery in the last 500 years?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 23, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804 "2021-11-23T13:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804/21 "2021-11-23T15:23:55Z")

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Everyone is forgetting the true, objective answer that has been the benchmark for greatness ever since its invention:

Sliced Bread

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