When is National Chewing Gum Day?
National Chewing Gum Day occurs on September 30th.
What is National Chewing Gum Day?
Double the freshness, people. Prepare your nose for a spearmint invasion, and ready your pearly whites. National Chewing Gum Day honors a classic human pastime that’s probably older than you think.
Chewing gum has been around for ages, from the Mayan civilization to the ancient Greeks. North American Indians chewed resin made from Spruce tree sap, an idea New England settlers adopted. Eskimos made a chewing-gum prototype out of blubber, and the ancient Chinese used Ginseng roots.
Whether you chew gum while working or use it to focus your baseball game, it’s helping you behind the scenes. Gum chewing makes you more alert and improves your memory.
Feeling stressed out? Chew some gum.
Fun facts about National Chewing Gum Day!
- Chiclets get their name from the Aztec and Mayan version of gum, “chicle.”
- In 2007, a British archeology student dug up a piece of Neolithic gum estimated to be 5,000 years old.
- Chewing gum protects against tooth decay by stimulating saliva, which basically washes out your mouth. So, it might even cure halitosis.
- Doctors say children under 4 shouldn’t chew gum because they might choke on it.
- Contrary to the middle school legendarium, gum does not get stuck in your stomach for 7 years if you swallow it.
How to celebrate National Chewing Gum Day:
Get a pack of gum to share with your friends. See how big a bubble you can blow, or practice the art of snapping bubbles in your mouth.
What’s the hashtag for National Chewing Gum Day?
Use #ChewingGumDay for all those bubblegum selfies.