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Funny Facts About People And Their Teeth by Cashkhiid(m): 12:27am On Apr 11, 2013
Below are some facts and funny things people do concerning their teeth.
1. An average human being has around 32teeth, we all know that.
2. A person develops two sets in his entire lifetime.
3.The ancient Chinese usually wrapped tiny parchment around their painful teeth which contained written incantations and prayers to relieve pain.
4.The ancient Greeks used pliers for teeth extractions.
5. In Germany, a common Middle Age custom was to kiss a donkey to relieve toothaches.
6. A long time ago, humans utilized charcoal or ground up chalk, ashes, lemon juice, and honey-tobacco mixture to clean their teeth.
7. Dentists would recommend that you keep your toothbrush at least six feet away from your toilet to avoid many airborne particles that results from flushing.
8. Even before toothbrushes were invented, people used their fingers and twigs in cleaning their teeth.
9. Today, around 40% of people over 65 years do not have a complete set of teeth.
10. In an entire human lifetime,the average person produces around 100,000 gallons of saliva.

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