Multiple choice general knowledge

The first product to have a bar code scanned was ...............

  1. Wrigley's Gum

  2. Pepsi

  3. Coke

  4. Orbit
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Explanation

The first product to have a bar code scanned at a retail checkout was a 10-pack of Wrigley's chewing gum at Marsh Supermarket in Ohio in 1974. The other brands (Pepsi, Coke, Orbit) are major products but were not the first to be scanned - Orbit didn't exist in 1974.

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