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Chewing Gum was invented to replace older "chewing gums" including mastiche and resin from trees. Chewing these things was meant to keep you in good oral health, but has since then evolved into an experience less about health and more about fun.

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Chewing gum was invented to freshen the breath and clean the teeth.

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14y ago

so people could have things to put in their mouths instead of trash

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Chewing gum was invented to freshen breath and help keep teeth clean.

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15y ago

to strengthen teeth and to freshen breath of course.

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13y ago

Because they thought "This will be so yummy!".

Then someone else said, "Let's market that!".

And the rest... is history!

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12y ago

Because people were tired of ordinary,every-day gummies so they inventedthem as fun shapes such as bears

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10y ago

the first state to invent juicy fruit gum is California

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11y ago

in 1960

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