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The Invention of Gum

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  • In Mexico, what kind of chewing gum did they like to chew?
    People in Mexico liked to chew something called chicle.
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  • Early people, what kind of chewing gum did they like to chew?
    Early people chewed birch bark tar.
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  • Others people, what kind of chewing gum did they like to chew?
    Others chewed a type of resin from a tree.
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  • Still others what kind of chewing gum did they like to chew?
    Still others liked substances that came from plants or grasses.
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  • What tree was Mexican chewing gum made from?
    This was a sap from sapodilla trees.
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  • How in a general in the Mexican army wanted to use the chicle?
    He wanted to sell it as a cheaper alternative for rubber
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  • What was the name of An American inventor?
    His name was Thomas Adams.
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  • How did he make chewing gum?
    One day he popped the chicle into his mouth. He chewed it. He liked it. He added a flavor to the chicle.
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