Trivia # 3 : Chewing Gum

 

•  The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
• In 1915 to promote his chewing gum, William Wrigley sent 4 sticks of gum to every person listed in the United States phone book, about 1.5 million people.
• All chewing gum was originally made from the natural gum resin called chicle, which is obtained from the sapodilla tree. Chicle is more expensive than other natural gums and newer synthetic materials, so it's use has greatly declined.
• The country with the largest number of chewing gum manufacturers is Turkey, with more then 60 companies manufacturing chewing gum!