![TIL of the origin of the Farsi word for chewing gum, آدامس, pronounced aa-daamss. The name came from the Iranian accent-influenced pronunciation of the original brand of chewing gum, Adam's. : r/todayilearned TIL of the origin of the Farsi word for chewing gum, آدامس, pronounced aa-daamss. The name came from the Iranian accent-influenced pronunciation of the original brand of chewing gum, Adam's. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/Ps_yrHv_KjicOgwYPUE4TZZ5IekqvuMA30jLMnA13XM.jpg?auto=webp&s=06452938dd705ac9b1bd3e2b60b26802be9de9fc)
TIL of the origin of the Farsi word for chewing gum, آدامس, pronounced aa-daamss. The name came from the Iranian accent-influenced pronunciation of the original brand of chewing gum, Adam's. : r/todayilearned
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Yara Elmjouie on Twitter: "(Aka: Japanese-made gum that was all the rage in post-1979 Iran. Had it all the time when I spent time/briefly lived in Tehran in the 90s. "Adams Khersi" = "
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