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Did you know that Odontophobia is the fear of teeth? Or that a lemon shark grows about 24,000 new teeth a year, a new set of teeth grow approximately every 14 days (who knew?!)?
See below for some more interesting (and sometimes wacky) tooth facts:
- A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob Bateman of Canada
- The Chinese politician Mao Zedong refused to ever brush his teeth and instead just washed his mouth with tea
- The unique characteristics of Barbie dolls in Japan are that they have their lips closed with no teeth showing
- In 1945 Grand Rapids became the first city to add fluoride to its drinking water to prevent cavities in peoples' teeth.
- An old German custom to relieve a toothache was to kiss a donkey
- Dolphins teeth have growth rings, similar to trees, that allow scientist to guess how old they are!
- Walt Disney not only had false teeth - but an entire collection! Including wood, ceramic, glow in the dark, jeweled dentures and more!
Do you know any interesting tooth facts? Let us know on our Facebook Page!
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