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TIMER: 60 SECONDS PER QUESTION
Traditions that go along with losing baby teeth are called what by anthropologists and folklorists?
Shed tooth rituals! In some places, it was once customary to plant baby teeth in the ground once they were lost as part of this ritual.
Shed tooth rituals! In some places, it was once customary to plant baby teeth in the ground once they were lost as part of this ritual.
Shed tooth rituals! In some places, it was once customary to plant baby teeth in the ground once they were lost as part of this ritual.
Shed tooth rituals! In some places, it was once customary to plant baby teeth in the ground once they were lost as part of this ritual.
True or false: Much of the origin of the Tooth Fairy actually comes from sheep.
False: they actually come from mice! Since mice could chew through walls, people would offer their lost teeth to mice in hopes they would grow back just as strong on the rodents.
False: they actually come from mice! Since mice could chew through walls, people would offer their lost teeth to mice in hopes they would grow back just as strong on the rodents.
Where in the world did the tradition of "trading" teeth for money begin?
It links back to an 18th-century French story La Bonne Petite Souris, or "The Little Mouse."
It links back to an 18th-century French story La Bonne Petite Souris, or "The Little Mouse."
It links back to an 18th-century French story La Bonne Petite Souris, or "The Little Mouse."
It links back to an 18th-century French story La Bonne Petite Souris, or "The Little Mouse."
The Tooth Fairy is unique because it is one of the few similar traditions that doesn't originate in _______.
Unlike Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy seems to be exempt from religious origins.
Unlike Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy seems to be exempt from religious origins.
Unlike Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy seems to be exempt from religious origins.
Unlike Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy seems to be exempt from religious origins.
Across various cultures, people do all of these things with lost teeth EXCEPT:
No one bakes them into a pie! Other actions with lost teeth include throwing them over the roof and putting them inside a tree.
No one bakes them into a pie! Other actions with lost teeth include throwing them over the roof and putting them inside a tree.
No one bakes them into a pie! Other actions with lost teeth include throwing them over the roof and putting them inside a tree.
No one bakes them into a pie! Other actions with lost teeth include throwing them over the roof and putting them inside a tree.
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