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A community portal about Chewing gum with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Chewing gum is a type of confectionery which is designed to be chewed instead of swallowed. Traditionally, it was made of chicle, a natural... [more]

A community portal about Chewing gum with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Chewing gum is a type of confectionery which is designed to be chewed instead of swallowed. Traditionally, it was made of chicle, a natural latex product, although for reasons of economy and quality many modern chewing gums use petroleum -based polymers instead of chicle. Chicle is nonetheless still the base of choice for some regional markets, such as in Japan. Glee Gum claims to be the last United States gum manufacturer to still use chicle.

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Existing in various forms since at least the Neolithic period, chewing gum has been made from many materials, including plants, grasses, and resins. Though the first commercial chewing gum was sold in the US in 1848, modern chewing gum was only developed in the 1860s, when a rubber substitute called chicle began being imported from Mexico. In 1869, after Thomas Adams's experiments with the natural latex, a man named William Semple filed for...  
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Moscow, Dec 28 (RIA Novosti) Three thieves stole 250 boxes of chewing gum estimated to cost 1.7 million roubles ($57,500) from a truck in southern Russia, police said Monday. The incident took place in southern Russia’s Stavropol Territory. “Three unidentified assailants entered a parking lot, threatened the watchman with bodily harm, and tied him up. Then they [...]  
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view additional pages Making Chewing Gum for American Chewers By Earle William Gage IF the physical energy represented in chewing the 1,500,000,000 sticks of gum consumed by American gum chewers could be transformed and reduced to foot-pounds and mechanically applied, it would supply a power beside which that of Niagara Falls would dwindle into insignificance. The gum chewing habit [...]  
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Exploding Chewing Gum Kills Student MOSCOW, Dec. 9, 2009 From news article:A Ukrainian man's jaw was blown off after he laced his chewing gum with an unknown substance, local authorities in the country's Sumy region said of the man who died from his injuries. A chemistry student at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute who was identified only by his first name Vladimir liked to chew gum and dip it in citric acid, his family said. He was...  
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Curious about Spry Sugarfree Chewing Gum with Xylitol? What is xylitol, and does Spry gum live up to its advertised health benefits? Is it a tasty and fairly priced chewing gum? Learn if Spry gum has the right taste, price, and overall quality.Contributor: S. WhithersPublished: Nov 24, 2009  
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LAKE MARY, FL--(Marketwire - December 8, 2009) - Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HRNF) is pleased to announce that it has completed all aspects of product rollout for its Super Food brand ACAI Plus Anti-Oxidant Chewing Gum. Independent laboratory testing conducted by the National Food Laboratory (www.thenfl.com) is complete and nutritional labeling and ingredient statements have been completed, allowing final packaging to...  
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Few advertisements have the power to stop me in my tracks, make me think, and then smile. Dentyne, a manufacture of chewing gum, are running two advertisements in the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit that remind people that communicating with people digitally can never, and will never, reach the fidelity of “face time”. Since [...]  
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Play Imaginative is about to release their new 4” To-Fu Gum figures from Devilrobots. The trio of figures includes Son (left), Mother (middle), Bubble Gum (right). Part of the fun of these figures is the cultural joke behind them. Chewing gum is a controlled substance in Singapore (public cleanliness concerns)...  
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Hartford Courant - Reports of people stealing chewing gum are rising, police say. There's apparently a market for stolen gum, just as there is for expensive valuables such as jewelry or tools. "We've had a number of larceny cases recently involving thefts of substantial amounts of chewing gum," New Britain State's Attorney Scott Murphy said Friday. "What the motive is, we don't know. But gum thefts are increasing." Gum thievery first popped...  
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tags: invertebrates, comedy, humor, bentekr, animation, streaming video Continuing with the food theme.... This video follows the adventures that ensue after a fly discovers an already chewed piece of gum on the road. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...  
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Product DescriptionINDICATIONS: Altoids Chewing Gum With Peppermint Flavor is Chewing Gum From Altoids. The great taste of Peppermint Altoids in the form of chewing gum. These tins fit nicely in any purse. They are “curiously strong” with natural flavor. These tins contain peppermint flavor gum which are round and approximately 1/2 inch in [...]  
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The Topps Candy Company began manufacturing chewing gum at the end of World War II. The company introduced the famous Bazooka Bubble Gum. This was after the musical instrument that was created in the 1930s by Bob Burns named. ...  
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The oils inside sheep’s wool are collected to create the goopy substance called lanolin. From there, it ends up in chewing gum (sometimes under the guise of “gum base”), but also is used to create vitamin D3 supplements. 7. Human Hair and/or ...  
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Race: Busch Series - Multiple Races Overview:The WM Wrigley Jr. Company joins Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Reed Sorenson as driver of the No. 41 Dodge Charger in the Busch Series. The first brand to debut will be Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. The yellow Charger takes on the look of the famous Juicy Fruit package.  
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