Among the long-standing myths surrounding the first president of the United States, George Washington, is that he wore false teeth made out of wood. Though the evidence unambiguously confirms that ...

Contrary to popular belief, George Washington never wore wooden teeth. They were carved from hippopotamus ivory and elephant ivory. He lost his first adult tooth when he was 22 years old. Despite ...

When you search YouTube for how to crack a Brazil nut, the top video shows someone cracking it open with a hammer. That gives you an idea of the strength of George Washington's jaw, considering he was ...

Within George Washington's lore is his penchant for a tiny sea creature sometimes found inside oysters. Turns out, he's not ...

Everyone thinks Washington had wooden teeth ... but he didn’t. Laboratory analysis has conclusively debunked one of the most enduring bits of Washington mythology – second in popularity only to the ...

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They are set in lead, controlled by springs and fashioned from walrus and hippopotamus tusks, plus the filed-down teeth of cows. They have been exhibited from one end of the country to the other, ...

They are set in lead, controlled by springs and fashioned from walrus and hippopotamus tusks, plus the filed-down teeth of cows. They have been exhibited from one end of the country to the other, ...

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