Diemer was working in Philadelphia for the Fleer Candy Company in 1928 when he accidentally stumbled upon the winning formula. He made it pink, he said, because that was the one food color he happened ...

Bubble Gum Is A Fairly Recent Invention Despite humanity's long history with chewing gum, the iconic pink bubbles most of us associate with gum today did not exist before the 20th century. Bubble gum ...

Walter Diemer, an accountant with the Fleer chewing gum company, slowly begins experimenting with ingredients, trying to create bubblegum. One batch is a near miss—his co-workers happily blow bubbles, ...

Children (8-9) wearing baseball uniforms sitting in dugout, side view(Getty Images/Ryan McVay) Perhaps now more than ever, we need to be reminded that it is OK to ...

The influence that Pennsylvania has had on pop culture is unmistakable, from the smiley face emoticon to the Slinky. Here are some of the inventions, events, people and places that have found their ...

The collection — including correspondence, business documents, photos, and materials and artifacts from the Paris Gum Corporation — was acquired by the Briscoe Center from John Paris of Austin, Andy’s ...

A day after National Coffee Day, National Chewing Gum Day is here to refresh and tame your caffeine breath. It also might be a time to reflect on some of the most popular brands of chewing gum from ...