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nPostednon February 15, 2016
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nManynpeople celebrated Valentine’s Day yesterday, and some of those peoplencelebrated with candy:
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nSo…donwe really need more candy today?
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Actually,ngumdrops are more than just candy – they are a great buildingnmaterial! n
Actually,ngumdrops are more than just candy – they are a great buildingnmaterial! nn
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nToday,nyou can enjoy doing experiments with gumdrops, building models ofngumdrops, playing with gumdrops, AND eating gumdrops!
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- Gumdropn atoms at Teach Engineering
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- Fromn Scholastic, gumdrop sodium chloride models and covalentn molecules models
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nGumdropn geodesic dome from Scientific American
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nLearnnabout gumdrops…
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Gumdropsnare made of gelatin, coloring and flavoring, and of course lots ofnsugar. They are available in fruit or spice flavors.
Gumdropsnare made of gelatin, coloring and flavoring, and of course lots ofnsugar. They are available in fruit or spice flavors.n
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nTherenisn’t one simple story about how gumdrops were invented, althoughneveryone seems to agree that they were invented in the U.S. A lot ofnpeople float around the “fact” that they were invented in 1801,nbut there are no details to check – no who, where, etc. The firstnmentions in print of “gum drops” seem to be in Illinois, in 1859,nand Washington, in 1860. Certainly by the end of the 1800s, gumdropsnwere popular.
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nThenfirst modern gumdrop was created in 1915 by a fellow named PercynTruesdell. n
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nDidnyou know…?
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nDidnyou know…?
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Then Apollo 9 Command module was nicknamed “Gumdrop” because of itsn shape. Also, the fact that it arrived at Cape Kennedy in a bluen cellophane wrapper didn’t hurt!n
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nAnn old fashioned saying, “goody, goody gumdrops!” is supposed ton indicate huge delight.
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nThen popular Candyland game includes Gumdrop Mountains and Gumdrop Pass.
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nSerbia’snNational Day
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nSerbia’snNational Day
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nKamakuranSnow Cave Festival
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nKamakuranSnow Cave Festival
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nRemembernthe Maine Day
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nRemembernthe Maine Day
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nWomen’snrights activist Susan B. Anthony’s birthday
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nWomen’snrights activist Susan B. Anthony’s birthday
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nNationalnFlag of Canada Day
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nNationalnFlag of Canada Day
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nPlannahead:
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