Meet the American who created bubble gum, Walter Diemer, home-kitchen chemist outwitted scientists
Walter Diemer made my childhood more fun. Business owners and baseball players alike smiled with profit and joy as they recognized his contribution to global consumer culture. Diemer invented bubble gum in 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was an unexpected moment of inspiration for the high school graduate, a home chemist with a side job […]
Judge’s Decision To Dismiss Six Counts In Trump Indictment Could Gum Up Fulton DA’s Case, Legal Experts Say
Legal experts said Wednesday that the extortion case against former President Donald Trump could be further delayed if prosecutors choose a superseding indictment. Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday dismissed six counts of “inciting violation of oath by a public official” for failing to provide “sufficient information to sensibly prepare a defense” against President Trump and […]
Texas cop performs Heimlich maneuver on motorist choking on piece of gum in the middle of highway: video
Shocking footage shows the moment a quick-thinking Texas police officer saved a woman from choking on gum on the side of a busy highway last month. Mansfield Officer Chad Stevens performed the Heimlich maneuver on a woman on Jan. 13 after he pulled up next to her white Honda SUV. According to the video It […]
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on stone age teenagers’ diet | Archaeology
DNA from a type of “chewing gum” used by Swedish teenagers 10,000 years ago sheds new light on Stone Age diet and oral health, according to a study. The gum blobs are made from fragments of birch bark pitch, a tar-like black resin with clearly visible tooth impressions. They were discovered 30 years ago next […]