Chewing gum is so ubiquitous and mundane that we barely notice it. Yet it was once a source of public condemnation and deadly ...

His argument—baseless at the time—was that chewing gum had miraculous abilities to quench thirst, stave off hunger, and ...

Most of us don't think a lot about gum — we just chew it. But as with so many other things, it turns out chewing gum has a pretty fascinating backstory — and in honor of National Bubble Gum ...

A Brief History of Bubblegum. People have been chewing on chicle–a natural gum that comes from trees—for thousands of years. Commercial chewing gum became available in the United States in ...

The first marketable bubble gum, Dubble Bubble was invented by Walter Diemer, a 23-year-old accountant with chewing-gum maker Fleer Co. of Philadelphia. (Felix Choo/Alamy Stock Photo) ...

Most of us don't think a lot about gum — we just chew it. But as with so many other things, it turns out chewing gum has a pretty fascinating backstory — and in honor of National Bubble Gum ...