Food: Chewing gum is much older than you think: the Maya and…

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Did you know? Chewing gum is much older than you think: the Maya and Aztecs chewed "chicle" — hardened sap from the sapodilla tree — thousands of years ago. The modern chewing-gum industry began in 1869, when Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna brought chicle to New York.

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Chewing gum is much older than you think: the Maya and Aztecs chewed "chicle" — hardened sap from the sapodilla tree — thousands of years ago. The modern chewing-gum industry began in 1869, when Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna brought chicle to New York.

Kauwgom is veel ouder dan je denkt: de Maya's en Azteken kauwden al "chicle" — gestold sap van de sapotille-boom — duizenden jaren geleden. De moderne kauwgom-industrie begon in 1869, toen Mexicaanse generaal Antonio López de Santa Anna chicle naar New York meebracht.

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