Shark Teeth – Did You Know…

… That human teeth are as hard as shark teeth, though they are made of different minerals?

Also: A shark tooth contains resistant calcium phosphate materials and apparently sharks continually shed their teeth; some Carcharhiniformes shed approximately 35,000 teeth in a lifetime, as well as replace them by producing thousands of more. Imagine how stressful this would be for a shark Toothfairy…

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  1. In some societies, a fresh shark’s tooth is used for its cutting ability. A great white tooth in those areas is used for shaving and cutting of hair. Somehow I don’t see a lot of comfort in that, but there is a website that you can buy your own kit to build a shark-tooth shaver. 0.o

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