Weird and Wacky Teeth

Welcome to the weird world of teeth! Sink your choppers into these facts: Elephant molars weigh as much as 10 pounds each. The fangs of poisonous snakes are actually hollow teeth. Ready for more wacky facts? Let’s start with your own pearly whites. People have 20 “baby” teeth and 32 permanent teeth. Would it surprise you to learn that you will spend about 38-1/2 days brushing these teeth over your lifetime? Some animals, like crocodiles and alligators, never worry about a lost tooth. A new tooth quickly grows in its place. The walrus has the longest canine teeth in the animal kingdom. Wait! Don’t walruses have tusks? Yes, they do. Their tusks are just overgrown canines. But aren’t elephant tusks longer? Good eye! Again, yes, but elephant tusks are enlarged…

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