Bubblegum

Bubblegum is a type of chewing gum that is especially designed for blowing bubbles. It is usually pink in color and has a particular flavor. Bubble gum tends to be less viscous than standard chewing gum in order to facilitate bubble blowing. Hubba Bubba brand chewing gum is especially non-sticky, as are Bubble Tape, Big League Chew, and Bubblicious.

History

The first bubble gum formulation, Blibber-Blubber, was developed in 1906 by Frank Fleer. However, the gum was never marketed. In 1928, Walter Deimer, an employee of the Frank H. Fleer Company, improved the Blibber-Blubber formulation, resulting in the first commercially successful bubble gum, Dubble Bubble. Diemer colored his creation pink because it was the only food coloring he had at the time. Dubble Bubble's pink color set a tradition for nearly all bubble gums to follow.

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1906 - Frank Fleer - 1928 - Walter Deimer - Frank H. Fleer Company - Dubble Bubble

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During World War II, another gum manufacturer, The Topps Company, marketed a brand of bubblegum under the name Bazooka. Beginning in 1953, Topps added a small comic strip packaged with the gum featuring the character Bazooka Joe.

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World War II - The Topps Company - Bazooka - 1953 - Comic strip - Bazooka Joe

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In 2000, Dubble Bubble instituted a national bubble blowing contest in the United States for children aged 12 and below held at branches of Wal-Mart. This has been repeated every year since then. In 2004, the contest spread to the United Kingdom.

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2000 - Child - Wal-Mart - 2004 - United Kingdom

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In 2004, Skittles bubblegum was introduced. Prior to 2004, Skittles had only been a fruit flavored candy, with a shell like M&Ms.

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2004 - Skittles - M&Ms

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