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Fun Fact Friday: Did You Know? An Accountant Invented Bubble Gum!

🍬 Fun Fact Friday! Did you know an accountant invented bubble gum?

In 1928, Walter Diemer, while working at Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia, experimented with gum recipes and discovered a formula that stretched and blew bubbles – creating the first bubble gum! The classic pink colour? It was the only dye available at the time.

Proof that accountants aren’t just about numbers – they can make life sweeter too!