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Chew On This! |
The early Greeks did it. The ancient Maya did it. The Wampanoag Indians and North American settlers did it too.
Humans have been chewing gum for thousands of years.The first pieces of gum weren't much like the smooth sticks or colorful spheres you sink your teeth into today. They were hunks of resin or latex—sticky substances that come from trees. Learn how history and science have turned gum into the wide variety of products you chew today. Read the entire Chew on This! article in the September 2001 issue of National Geographic for Kids. Unwrap more information about gum at www.nacgm.org and www.junglegum.com. |
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