William Wrigley started out selling baking powder, and he thought that including a free pack of chewing gum would help.

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The southeast Asian city-state of five million people is perhaps best known for banning the sale of chewing gum or caning vandals, including American Michael Fay in 1994 for spray-painting cars.

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