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WEIRD TEETH FACTS

Sep 3 • 1 minute read

WEIRD TEETH FACTS

1. How your teeth are arranged in your mouth is as unique as your fingerprint — nobody else has a smile like yours!
2. Women smile more than men, and children are 26 times more likely to laugh than an adult.
3. China has an annual ‘Love your Teeth’ day on 20 September.
4. Teeth start to form in the womb.
5. Humans spend 38.5 days of their lives brushing their teeth.
6. The average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva in their lifetime — enough to fill two swimming pools.
7. Mosquitos have twice as many teeth as humans. The average adult human has 32 teeth.
8. There is enough fluoride in a tube of toothpaste to kill a small child. Make sure you encourage your little one to spit out their paste after brushing.

SOURCE: Written by Jon Love 
Last updated: July 13, 2019

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