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EP55 - The Grim Reality Behind George Washington's Wooden Teeth

EP55 - The Grim Reality Behind George Washington's Wooden Teeth

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 We all know the story of the first American President and his clumsy set of wooden dentures, a symbol of his rustic humility. But the truth of Washington's smile reveals a dark history of physical agony, primitive dentistry, and the exploitation of enslaved people that the history books tried to hide.
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