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Michael Strahan's Tooth Gap Got Me Good!

Every year, I try to remember that April 1 is a terrible time to be online, especially for the gullible and the…

Megan Reynolds

4/02/21 9:45AM

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8/20/20

Incels Are Using Orthodontia to Craft Their Ideal Face

Incel culture dictates that men should look like a stereotype of Men—broad-shouldered, strong, with a jaw that can…

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So What Was Up With Joe Biden's Teeth?

During the entire Democratic presidential debate on Thursday night, which was approximately 2.75 hours too long, we…

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Sonic the Hedgehog Is Getting His Teeth Fixed, You Monsters

Weeks after Twitter demanded its childhood be protected from the blight of human teeth on a CGI hedgehog, Paramount…

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Shay Mitchell Lost Her Tooth to a Bagel

Having had some truly awful bagels since moving away from NYC, the news that a bagel produced outside the five…

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Rami Malek Got Big Fake Teeth for Bohemian Rhapsody, But They Could've Been Bigger

Rami Malek had to learn how to walk and talk like Freddie Mercury for his performance in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody…

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Men Going to Lose All Their Damn Teeth, Probably!

Ever kiss someone immediately after waking up, your mouth warm and moist, stinky and steaming with a full night’s…

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The Ancient People/Future Rocks of Pompeii Had Great Teeth

Researchers in Italy say that the victims of Pompeii had perfect teeth right up to (and past) the moment when they…

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Tooth Fairy Still a Major Cheapskate, Relatively Speaking

First-world kids of America are reportedly only getting $3.19 from the “Tooth Fairy” for each tooth that falls out…

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Horrifying Tumor With Teeth Removed from Newborn Baby's Brain

What's up, brain-havers!? Feeling a little less-than-fresh? Maybe a slight headache? Something not quite right up in…

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Girls Are More Likely Than Boys to Hate Their Teeth and Want Braces

Sociologists like to say that gender identities are socially constructed. That just means that what it is, and what…

Philip N. Cohen, PhD

11/19/13 6:15PM

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11/4/13

Lady Gaga's Teeth Will Give You Nightmares Forever

Last night at the first-ever YouTube Awards, Lady Gaga took the concept of grills one step further and/or dressed up…

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The Horror of Coming of Age: Films Subverting the Teen Girl Experience

Growing up can be a bit of a bloodbath for everyone, regardless of gender. And when it comes to how the actual gory…

Kristal Cooper

10/15/13 6:45PM

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7/16/13

Your First Look at Razor-Toothed Enobaria in the Catching Fire Movie

Terrifying. If you don't remember Enobaria from the books, here's a refresher, via the Hunger Games wiki:

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Your Diet Coke Habit Is Ruining Your Teeth as Badly as Meth or Crack

People are a little crazy about Diet Coke, right? Like more crazy about it than anyone should ever be about a…

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Woman 'Addicted to Tea' Drinks So Much Tea That All Her Teeth Fall Out and Her Bones Go Crazy

OKEY DOKEY, TEA.

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Kids Are Taking the Tooth Fairy for Everything She's Worth

Do you know how much most kids gets for losing a tooth these days? According to a survey by Delta Dental, the Tooth…

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Joe Biden Is Radiant in His New Official Portrait

Earlier today, the White House released a new official portrait of Leslie Knope's boy toy, Vice President Joe…

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Sham Dentists Arrested for Performing Unlicensed Root Canals

In the pantheon of worst human word combinations, I think that "fake dentist performs DIY root canal" is pretty much…

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These Carpet Munching Shoes Are Perfect for Halloween

Meet the Apex Predator (?), a pair of shoes that has the worst case of vagina dentata I've ever seen*. Designed by F…

Laura Beck

10/15/12 11:00PM

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