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Facts to wow your friends with
- Modern dental floss was invented in the early 1800s by Levi Parmly, a New Orleans dentist.
- Brushing your teeth without flossing is like washing only 70% of your body.
- In the year 2000, kids at a camp in Wisconsin set a world record for the most people to floss their teeth at the same time. Three hundred people used one piece of dental floss that was 1,500 feet long.
- Enough floss is sold in the U.S. each year to stretch from the Earth to the moon and back... 4 times!
People have reported many alternative uses for dental floss, including stringing beads, cutting cheesecake, tying a stuffed turkey before cooking, and as an indispensable part of a camping emergency kit.
Many dentists say you don't have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep! Remember, it just takes a few minutes to floss and help fight plaque and gum disease. |
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