Breakthrough: The first big breakthrough for chewing gum occured.
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chiclets are born: An inventive gum maker coated pieces of chicle gum with candy, that's how the chiclets were invented.
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Gum gone wrong: One gum invention called Blibber-Blubber was invented in 1906. It was a disaster, the gum was so sticky that if it popped and got on your skin it would be impossible to remove.