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Quick Facts About Chewing Gum

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  • The ancient Greeks chewed ‘mastiche’, a gum made from the resin of the lentisk or mastic tree.
  • The ancient Mayans chewed ‘chicle’ which is the sap from the sapodilla tree.
  • The North American Indians chewed the sap from spruce trees and passed the habit along to the settlers.
  • Early American settlers made a chewing gum from spruce sap and beeswax.
  • The first commerical chewing gum was made and sold by John B. Curtis (1827-1897) in
    1848. The chewing gum was called the State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.
  • On December 28 1869, William Finley Semple became the first person to patent a chewing gum.
  • In 1869, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna introduced Thomas Adams to ‘chicle’. In 1871, Thomas Adams patented a machine for the manufacture of gum.
  • Clearing sticky gum littered on the streets and in public places is a costly and time-consuming effort. Singapore is one country who has banned the use of chewing gum with the exceptions of therapeutic gum sold in pharmacies, available only to those with prescriptions.

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Chapter: Home and Living :: 9 July 2007

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  1. Hi! Thanks for visiting my blog! I had to check yours out because of the name! I LOVE Tips!! I was reading this entry about the bubble gum when I remembered that we put my 3 year old down for a nap without taking the gum out of his mouth! I know that we are going to need the peanut butter when he wakes up! :)

    Posted by Zoe on July 10th, 2007 at 6:14 pm

  2. Thanks Zoe, so glad to know that you are a ‘tips’ lover!

    Posted by tipsofallsorts on July 11th, 2007 at 4:20 am
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