The chewing of gum is a something that humans have practiced for thousands of years. Evidence exists that both the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Mayans chewed on naturally occurring tree gums. The man-made variety of chewing gum that we know today was created by Thomas Adams during the 1800s. Adams was searching for a way to make synthetic rubber out of naturally occurring chicle gum. His intention was use the synthetic rubber to manufacture tires, boots and children's toys. However, all of his experiments and prototypes failed leaving him with a soft product that was pretty much useless. For one reason or another, some of Adams' product found its way into his mouth and he discovered that he actually quite liked the taste and consistency. This discovery led to Adams opening the first ever chewing gum factory where he perfected the flavour and later began to sell it for one penny a strip.
Recent History graduate living in Newcastle. I like to travel and experience new things, my favourite place on earth has got to be the Great Barrier Reef. To date my greatest achievements include completing the National Pokedex and mastering how to make cheesy nachos.
