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You certainly didn’t know this about chewing gum The real expansion happened at the beginning of the 20th century, and in 1904 young people went to ‘chewing gum parties’. See the original article When chewing gum first became a trend in the United States, some citizens thought that this, as they called it, "vulgar hit" would soon disappear. But that didn’t happen and chewing gum was just evolving and becoming available in every part of the world. "Chewing Gum" originated in Mexico, and was introduced to the United States in 1886 by Thomas Adams, but then it was nowhere near as we know it now. It was made of “chicle,” a white latex that came from the bark of the Sapodilla tree. Until 1890, natural latex was imported in large quantities into the United States to make sweet chewing gum. Adams cooked the chiclu until it became as soft as bread dough after which he made long strips of it which he cut into small pieces. No flavor was added at the time, and he sent his product to candy stores to share for free with the purchase of candy. The children immediately accepted the product and came for more. Flavored chewing gum began to be produced in 1871 when he added the licorice plant to the product. Later, he added various fruits, and soon the first chewing gum machine was installed. By the end of the century, new producers appeared and soon advertisements began to appear in newspapers. Then the market "went wild". Soon women also started chewing, but the upper class saw it as an ugly habit, similar to chewing tobacco in men. There was even talk of organizing a society that would fight chewing. In this area, the famous chewing gum, Wrigley, appeared in 1891 when William Wrigley Jr. decided to give chewing gum sticks to every buyer of baking soda. When he saw that people liked it, he too threw himself into big production. He soon introduced a large number of chewing gums of various flavors. The real spread happened at the beginning of the 20th century, and in 1904 young people went to ‘chewing gum parties’. Everyone had to bring a pack of chewing gum. They chewed the gums until they became soft after which they used it as a modeling compound. Chewing gum was soon exported to other countries of the world and some countries readily accepted it, but in England part of the upper class expressed revolt against the "Americanization of the country."