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What product became the first item scanned with a UPC at a supermarket checkout?
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A pack of Juicy Fruit gum
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A pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum became the first item scanned with a UPC at a supermarket checkout. The scan took place in Troy, Ohio, on June 26, 1974. It marked a major step toward the barcode-based checkouts now familiar in stores.
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Sources: smithsonianmag.com