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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Chew on this: The 10,000-year history of #gum
The not-quite-snack has a storied past and some benefits.
9,500-9,900 years ago, three #Scandinavian teenagers were hanging out, chewing gum after a meal. Specifically, they were chewing pitch or tar made from #birch trees. Many millennia removed, #archaeologists analyzed the spit out wads and discovered what the teens had recently eaten (red fox, hazelnut, deer, and apple), as well as the state of their oral health (poor).
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Popular Science · Chew on this: The 10,000-year history of gumThe not-quite-snack has a storied past and some surprising benefits.
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