8 Interesting facts about Bubble gum

1. 100,000 tons of bubble gum are chewed every year.
2. More than 1,000 varieties of gum are manufactured and sold in the United States.
3. Ancient Greeks found relief from stress by chewing a gum made from a resin.
4. The first bubble gum ever marketed was called “Blibber-Blubber.”
5. Standard chewing gum consists of five basic ingredients, namely gum base, sugar, corn syrup, softening agents and flavoring agents.
6. The colour of the first successful bubble gum was pink because it was the only colour the inventor had left.
7. Wrigley’s chewing gum is enjoyed in more than 150 countries throughout the world.
8. If you swallow your chewing gum, it will stay in your stomach for seven years.