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Recently on Toddlers And Tiaras, a mother bragged that she bleaches her kids' teeth once a week. Outrageous, but not surprising, since we've come to believe that teeth only look right when they are straight and blindingly white. More »
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Take a minute and try to imagine what you look like. Chances are the amount of detail you're able to conjure up in your mind's eye is about as detailed and accurate as a self portrait you made in grade school. When you're in a photo, however, you try to look good by replicating a visual memory. You know what a smile looks like, so you make one. The problem is, this doesn't work. You need to remember what a smile feels like and not how it looks. [Lifehacker] More »
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Using 3-D and 4-D scanning equipment, British doctors have captured an image of a 17-week-old fetus smiling. Though this will likely be misconstrued by anti-choice groups, multiple doctors say the smile does not mean the unborn child can experience emotions. More »
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Ricky Gervais learned recently what Americans expect of celeb smiles when a journalist complimented his willingness to wear unflattering false teeth for his role as a dentist in Ghost Town — though they were actually his natural teeth. While bad British teeth are a comedy cliché in the U.S., the Brits find our obsession with unnaturally straight and white teeth bizarre. "Americans have the idea uniformity is equivalent to looking good. The British character is more free-spirited, more radical," says Professor Liz Kay of the Peninsula Dental School in England. In the UK, celebrities who have had dental work done (like Simon Cowell and Kate Beckinsale) are often mocked. "Americans don't mind this unnaturally white look. It's a new phenomenon, like buying a Rolls Royce and telling the world. They are wearing a smile as a badge," adds Martin Fallowfield, a member of the British Dentist Association. [BBC] More »
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Woa there, Lily Allen . Lil' allegedly said to a group of photographers last night in London that she "has a 'really good mouth' for and is the 'best in London' for...blow jobs." Sounds like Lily can do more than just "Smile"! • Carmen Electra is engaged to Korn guitarist and tattoo enthusiast Rob Patterson. There's no way this marriage will be shorter than her 10-day matrimonial hijinx with Dennis Rodman, so they have that going for them. • Rumor has it that Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien on NBC's Late Night in 2009. We have to agree with Michael K over at Dlisted on this one: "Great. Another dude replacing another dude. Can we please get some vagina on late-night already!?" [Perez, Us, Dlisted] More »
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