14 Popular Chewing Gum Brands, Ranked. Story by Sara Klimek • 1w "Snap, crackle, and pop" isn't just a Rice Krispies thing -- it's a gum thing, too.

I tried 10 different peppermint chewing gums — Mentos, PUR, 5, Trident, Eclipse, Spry, Orbit, Dentyne Ice, Extra and Ice Breakers — and one was a clear winner.

Knowing this, Lowe recommends chewing one piece of gum as long as possible before moving on to the next stick. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips ...

This gum was the easy winner (or loser, depending on your perspective) in the contest for the worst gum on the market. Bubble Tape debuted in the late ‘80s and was quite popular during the ‘90s.

Fruit Stripe gum has been discontinued after nearly 60 years in business, but those craving a strip of the zebra-print treat could still find a pack of 11 selling on eBay for $189 Thursday afternoon.

Somewhere between 9,500 and 9,900 years ago, three Scandinavian teenagers were hanging out, chewing gum after a meal. Specifically, they were chewing pitch or tar made from the bark of birch trees.