There are a lot of ways to say, "I love you." You can give flowers or chocolates. You can write a poem or give expensive jewelry. You can even hire a skywriter to fill the sky with your love message. But there's one problem with all of these.... There's no way of knowing if she (or he) loves you back. EVERYONE likes flowers and jewelry, so you know the reaction you're gonna get. But what do you learn from it? Nothing at all. But give them something like a LOVE RAT, and you'll find out if they love you back in a split second. Just get down on one knee, say "Honey, I love you this much." And pull out a Love Rat. Watch her facial expressions. See if her mouth twitches. If she smiles and gives you a big hug, you'll know she loves you despite your awful taste in gifts. (If she vomits, that's usually a bad sign.) These romantic rodents manage to be repulsive and attractive at the same time. Love Rats are squeaky rubber rats covered in a delightful heart pattern. The bodies are about 4"

In 1871, gum inventor and manufacturer Thomas Adams received the first patent on a gum-making machine and began mass producing a chicle-based gum called "New York No. 1.” This gum had no flavoring, but sold well, which encouraged him to continue working on new and different ways to produce chewing gum. Adams began experimenting with flavorings, beginning with sarsaparilla. In 1884, he added a licorice flavoring and Black Jack Chewing Gum was born as the first flavored chewing gum in America. At this time, chewing gum changed shape from lumps or chunks to sticks, and Black Jack® became the first chewing gum to be offered in sticks as we know them today. To help in the sales of his new product, Adams hired attractive young women to pass out sample sticks of Black Jack on the streets of New York City. Black Jack was mass-produced and sold for more than 90 years before being discontinued in 1978, only to be brought back to the market in 1985 and again in 2005 as a limited-edition nostal