Wednesday, January 7, 2026

No, George Washington did not have wooden teeth: Debunking American myths

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Did you really imagine George Washington with wooden teeth? Or Betsy Ross drawing the Star-Spangled Banner in a scrapbook? Some longstanding stories associated with US history are, after all, more myth than reality. Let's explore what is fact and what is fiction about stories we have probably all heard!
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