![TIL that a money raising attempt by former Mexican President and General Santa Anna (responsible for losing the Texas Revolution) led to the invention of chewing gum in the United States. : TIL that a money raising attempt by former Mexican President and General Santa Anna (responsible for losing the Texas Revolution) led to the invention of chewing gum in the United States. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/til-that-a-money-raising-attempt-by-former-mexican-v0-au4aHTw2rf25Efq5Nq3DKncxPssO3cofYIGD8Ze0VzU.jpg?auto=webp&s=ba47da663110145a8df8061c50c61918d46f52de)
TIL that a money raising attempt by former Mexican President and General Santa Anna (responsible for losing the Texas Revolution) led to the invention of chewing gum in the United States. :
![Did You Know? Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna & Thomas Adams Invented Bubble Gum on Staten Island - This Way on Bay Did You Know? Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna & Thomas Adams Invented Bubble Gum on Staten Island - This Way on Bay](https://thiswayonbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/0aa471f7-c2ce-4dba-8602-8a772aba9d6f.png)
Did You Know? Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna & Thomas Adams Invented Bubble Gum on Staten Island - This Way on Bay
![TIL Thomas Adams (founder of the chewing gum industry) conceived the idea while working as a secretary to former Mexican leader Antonio López de Santa Anna, who chewed a natural gum called TIL Thomas Adams (founder of the chewing gum industry) conceived the idea while working as a secretary to former Mexican leader Antonio López de Santa Anna, who chewed a natural gum called](https://external-preview.redd.it/hJ0LCBZXAxK4oBYldzSJs1ISi1E77SjyPkG2RllX3yo.jpg?auto=webp&s=c6173b21bc3479160aadf5e86cdf1e63a9c7f447)