When is National Chewing Gum Day?
Saturday September 30thOn September 30th, National Chewing Gum Day exercises our jaws... With your new piece of chewing gum, you can pop a bubble or freshen your breath.
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For over 5,000 years, humans have used chewing gum.. They may have chewed it for pleasure, to avoid hunger, or to freshen their breath in the same way we do today. The sources used to make gum resulted in minty and sweet chewable globs of wax or sap resin that satisfied the human urge to gnaw... They were unlikely to produce glossy, pink bubbles worthy of siblings' jealousy. However, it was still a possibility that getting up with it stuck in your hair.
Various forms of chewing gum have existed since the Neolithic period. In 2007, a British archaeology undergraduate discovered a 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum made from bark tar with tooth imprints in it. The find took place in Kierikki, Yli-li, Finland, and is thought to be the oldest piece of chewing gum. Scientists expected the gum to have antiseptic properties and other medicinal benefits as a result of its bark tar manufacturing process.
