Gum Facts

Chewing gum temporarily improves attention and alertness for about 15-20 minutes after you stop chewing.

The powder on chewing gum is finely-ground marble.

In Singapore, it is illegal to sell chewing gum, with exceptions only for therapeutic varieties sold through pharmacies.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!

Chewing gum can make a person fart more.

People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.

Chewing the same flavor of gum while studying and during a test can help trigger memory recall through a phenomenon called context-dependent memory.