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In the east the jackfruits bulge out in monsoon

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 2 Dec

Jackfruits in India are eaten both as a fruit and also as a vegetable. Although it is a summer vegetable it extends to monsoon season. In the monsoon season in the forests of the east they bulge out in the trees. They have huge...

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Gum and Soap, Oh My!

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 4 Nov

In 1891 William Wrigley Jr. founded the Wrigley Company, which would later be well known for the iconic Juicy Fruit, Spearmint, and Doublemint gums. But at that time, it wasn't gum he was selling but soap. He included chewing gum...

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In the forests the jackfruits are of giant size

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 23 Jun

I was just amazed to see the jackfruits grow to giant size. They were giants. They bulged out of the tree and may be the gum helped in sticking the fruit and not falling down on the ground. Heavy rain in the rain forests help the...

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Bad news for gum lovers….

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 12 Jan 24

Has anyone tried Fruit Stripe gum. I have. It is a classic flavor. It has been in existence for 54 years. But now it is being discontinued. Does anyone have an opinion of it? A lot of folks enjoyed this gum as a kid. I think they...

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Junk Food Facts - Fun with Gum & Jellybeans

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 11 Nov 22

I'm not much of a gum purchaser these days, but like many a kid growing up I bought and chewed quite a lot of that bubbly sweet confection. Bazooka was a personal favorite with its pink color, square shape, and the little comic...

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I'm In Pain...Hu! Hu! Hu!

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 27 Nov 20

Well, I don't know why a part of my gum is swollen since yesterday. It seems I need to take anti-inflammatory drugs before my dental appointment on Monday next week. I also doing the home-remedy to rinse it with saline solution....

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"Why can't we eat gum?"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 22 Nov 20

During my childhood years, elders kept on telling me not to swallow gum. One reason is that gum is sticky. If you swallow it, you might get sick. In fact, it is not that harmful to our body unless if you swallowed it in...

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I missed my fast today

SHOHANA @SHOHANA (16093) • Bangladesh 30 Aug 20

Last night I badly need sound sleep as I awake late night. I awake late night because I was not feeling sleepy and I had gum ache. I brushed my teeth but it was not healing. I wake up after 4:30 am and I missed my meal for...

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Second part of my dental treatment

ultraman cosmos @id_peace (17036) • Singapore 19 Aug 20

A few months ago, I had went for my dental treatment to perform the first stage of my tooth implant which was to extract the tooth. I was at the dentist again last week performing the second stage They cut the gum open and drill...

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Teeth Bleeding

SHOHANA @SHOHANA (16093) • Bangladesh 5 Jul 20

Sometimes I experience teeth bleeding and it really hurt me. I have no toothache but this bleeding is really bothering, some says I should change toothpaste and I use three kind of different toothpastes now but it still happen to...

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Today is National Bubble Gum Day

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 7 Feb 20

Did you chew a lot of bubble gum when you were young? I did on occasion. Did you have a favorite? I always enjoyed Bazooka. It had a comic folded in the paper. There were other types such as Big League Chew, Bubblicious, Bubble...

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National Chewing Gum Day!

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 30 Sep 18

Happy last day of September and of course National Chewing Gum Day! I’m interested in this National day and what it’s all about. Chewing Gum in general was made of sap or wax of some sort to give people something to chew on....

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“Can We Eat A Gum?"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 29 Apr 18

When I was a kid, my mother usually doesn’t want us to chew a gum. As far as I could remember, I had it when I was grade 1 in primary school. The first question that asked that time: “Can I eat the gum?” My mom freaked out and...

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GUM ... Not the chewing kind

Susan Humphries @catsholiday (460) • Derby, England 3 Dec 17

This is a huge and very expensive department store in Moscow. It is right on Red Square. Inside once you get passed security you will see many small shops from all the poshest fashion brands. The place is on three levels and our...

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Blowing Bubble #3

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 10 Jan 17

Blowing bubble, Start off small. Looks like a tiny Rubber ball. Blowing bubble, Gaining in size, Now as large As two pumpkin pies. Blowing bubble, Pink as can be Is now the size Of a Sycamore Tree. Blowing bubble, What is your...

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Here's Your Frivolous Topic!

Sue H. @CinnamonGrl (7086) • Santa Fe, New Mexico 29 Aug 16

Does anyone chew chewing gum anymore? I don't cause I'm afraid for my teeth. But my favorites used to be Dubble Bubble and Spearmint. I loved blowing bubbles and I'd chew huge wads of it when I was a kid. Oh, I liked the...

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The sounds of chewing of other food or gum.Does this bother you?

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 10 Aug 16

Let face it.Some of the chewing sounds are annoying. Chewing gum.Clicking your pen etc. Some are not annoy by this and some does not bother me. Not too much of eating,clicking the pen and chewing gum. How about dental wearer...

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valuable terebinth resin

Salahaddin Tawhidi @STawhidi (84) • Tehran, Iran 10 Apr 16

Terebinth resin (pistacia kurdica gum) is precious and valuable resin which has lots of different health and medicinal uses.The resin has been taken from terebinth tree of Kurdistan mountain region of Iran, Iraq and Turkey.The...

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Reba?

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 23 Jan 16

The roomie had a toenail removed almost 2 weeks ago and I've been having to "doctor" it since she can't see her feet. So, today, after she had soaked the foot, I went in to doctor on it. Actually, I was rather late getting back...

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Beautiful Proposal

Ugh embarrassing @crewgirl (191) • United States 25 Oct 15

I was just watching this Extra gum commercial and it shows two people who meet at high school. The girl drops her books on the floor and the guy picks them up for her. In return, the girl offers the guy a stick of gum. They begin...

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