Saturday, February 6, 2010

The first chewing gum

The first chewing gum - Adams New York Gum - went on sale in drug stores in February 1871. Thomas Adams originally set out to make synthetic rubber products from chicle tree sap. After several failed attempts, he tried chewing the chicle, later added some flavoring. Shortly after, Adams opened the world’s first chewing gum factory.
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