Who Made Up Chewing Gum

Introduction

Have you ever chewed a piece of gum? Well if you have did you ever wonder who came up with this. Its a sticky, chewy thing that you put in your mouth and constantly chew is what I always think. Who came up with that? Well chewing gum has been used for many many years. The first piece of chewed gum leads up to about 9,000 years ago. A very long time ago the Mayan Indians used a type of sap taken from a native central American tree. At first they thought it would just dissolve in their mouth. Later they found out it is actually a rubber substance that does not dissolve in your mouth. They began to chew gum a lot. One reason they liked gum was since they chewed it a lot it would become warm and heat their mouths.

More History on Gum

After world war 2 people wanted gum. Chemists began to experiment so they can make the gum out of something else. After they found out a way to make the gum they began to add flavor into it. When you chew the gum at first there is a burst of a sweet flavor then it loses its taste. Also they began to improve it even more. They made it more moist and chewy by using glycerin. Gum became very popular and many people loved it very much. Gum is one of few things that was created long ago but people still use it now. Even though the gum we have these days is made of different things it still is gum.

                            

                             As you can see now in modern times there are so many types of

                             gum. First of all there are many brands that make gum as you can 

                             see from above they are mostly made from the same things but 

                             have different things that are added. Second there are A LOT of 

                             flavors of gum. There are mostly fruit flavors, spicy flavors, 

                             different drink flavors, food flavors, even dessert flavors, and so

                              many more.

Question of The Week

I hope you learned a lot about the history of gum and who came up with it. I know I love gum. I chew it a lot. Do you like gum? Well if you do what kind. There are SO many flavors. I would never beable to choose. If I had to choose I would say I like the fruit flavors and the dessert  Do you have a favorite type of gum? If you do right it in the comments.

Thanks!

This is where I got my info. Enjoy!

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/chewing-gum-101/