How William Wrigley Went From Soap Guy To Baking Powder Guy To Chewing Gum Giant And Baseball Owner

William Wrigley, Jr., who made a huge fortune selling little sticks of chewing gum, but that wasn't originally the way he expected to make it big.

By |2025-09-30T12:05:21-04:00September 30, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

There’s A Way To Turn Old Chewing Gum Into Wheels For Skateboards

Two design students have come up with an idea to turn the stretchy, plasticky parts of chewing gum into new wheels for skateboards, so the gum isn't wasted. It's the kind of idea that just might stick.

By |2024-12-16T10:30:09-05:00April 9, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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