Chew On This
The Good, the Bad, & the Sticky
Chewing Gum is Nothing New
The first guy to realize there might be a way to make money by the chewing gum obsession was Maine's own John Curtis in 1848. Too bad he didn't think to patent his idea, it was dentist William F. Semple of Ohio who beat him too it in 1869. And the rest is history, from then on the race to create tastier, chewier and more satisfying gum was on.
Fun Facts
Bubblegum even made it into music business with hits like this, so-called "bubblegum pop" for its upbeat style and appeal to teens and tweens in the late 1960s.
Looking for a new job? The Queen of England advertised for a part-time cleaner in her Scottish palace last October and specified that job responsibilities included "the removal of chewing gum".
Bubble Gum Trivia
The Wrigley Company once sent free Wrigley's gum to every address listed in the phone book. ____
Americans, on average, chew over 2 lbs of gum each year.____
The first version of modern day bubble gum was pink because that was the only food dye color Walter Diemer had on hand when he was experimenting.____
The Guinness World Record for a gum wrapper chain is 76,216 ft long and consists of 1,762,233 gum wrappers, 3,524,466 links and weighs 1,037 lb.___
Chewing gum helps satisfy our cravings for a snack.___
The ingredients in gum are approved by the FDA for gum chewing only, not as food.___
Bubble gum and chewing gum are two different things.___
How Many Brands of Gum Can You Name?
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The Evolution of Chewing Gum by Beatrice Trum Hunter
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meaghan McCarthy
Gum-sales Bubble Burst by Expanding Competition by Candice Choi
Wanted: A Right Royal Remover of Bubble Gum by Rebecca English
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