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 Chewing gum is one of the world's oldest confections. It is believed that this popular treat originated from the ancient Greeks. They chewed a substance called mastchie- a chewy material made from the resin of the mastic tree. In other parts of the world there are trees with similar chewy saps. The first people to chew it was the Greeks and the Mayans.They mainly ate the unsweetened sap of the trees that contained the chewy substance,the women usally ate it because it whitened their teeth and freashened their breath. A Swedish archeologist found the oldest piece of gum in 1993 and noted that it was over 9,000 years old and thinks it was chewed by a prehistoric teenager.Walter Diemer invented bubble gum (not chewing gum) he made it pink becaused it was the only dye he had, for twelve years 1992 to 2004 there was a complete ban of the sweetened chewy snack in Singapore they even started to fine people even if they have it today medicial gum is avaible only with a doctors precription.IMilestones:

1848 John Curtis made and sold the first commercial chewing gum called Maine Pure Spruce Gum.

1850,Curtis started selling flavored paraffin gums becoming more popular than spruce gums

1869 Patent # 98,304 issued December 28 to William Finley Semple for rubber based chewing gum

1850 Mexican General Santa Anna introduces chicle to Thomas Adams

1870 Adams and his sons opened the first chewing gum factory making Adams New York No. 1.

1970 Patent # 107,883 issued September 27 to Weaton W. Kilbourn for a tobacco substitute gum. 

1871 Patent # 111,798 issued February 14 to Thomas Adams for a process to manufacture gum

1871 Adams created a licorice-flavored gum called Black Jack.. The first flavored gum

1880 John Colgan invented a way to make chewing gum taste better for a longer period of time

1888 Adams' chewing gum called Tutti-Frutti became the first chew to be sold in a vending machine

1891 Wrigley Chewing Gum founded by William Wrigley Jr..

1899 Adams and Sons merged with 6 other manufacturers and renamed the American Chicle Co.

1906 Frank Fleer invented the first bubble gum called Blibber-Blubber gum. However, was never sold.

1914 William Wrigley, Jr. and Henry Fleer create the Wrigley Doublemint brand

1928 Walter Diemer invents Double Bubble from the original Frank Fleer formula

In parts of the world chewing gum it is one of the cheapest items that the children of the world.Even though it's really common it still has some dangerous things 

Pertaining to it. Studies have shown that there are a variety of health problems that can come with a child swallowing to much of this chewy material including constipation,dental problems,throat ulcers and coughing fits. In other studies it shows that children that chew gum or other products that contain xylitol (a subtance in some gum) are five times more likely to suffer from a ear infection because of it.

Don't panic folks there are benefits to this unique treat. Chewing gum could actually help with your weight it has about five to ten calories per serving and there are actually certain chewing gums that soothes hunger. The gum aids a persons’ appetite therefore lowering their calorie in take. Chewing gum can also be a supplement for high calorie snacks such as cookies chocolate and other common snacks so that you can avoid “mindless munching.” People have also noticed that chewing gum helps alertness and concentration and relive stress. Psychologists recommend gum to relive boredom, reduce tension, release, nervous energy and provide a out let for stress. Many people our under the impression