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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2025 · 5 MIN

Episode 4- Stick to the Law: Singapore’s Chewing Gum Ban

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In this sticky episode of Eccentric Laws & Social Oddities, Juris Oddity investigates Singapore’s famously strict chewing gum ban. What started as an effort to keep the city clean became one of the world’s most talked-about public hygiene laws. Learn how gum became a national nuisance, how the government justified the crackdown, and how this seemingly small regulation became a global symbol of strict governance.

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