Behold, George Washington’s Last Tooth | Object of Intrigue | Atlas Obscura

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[@Artikcub]

Rip GEROGE.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@georgewashington1433]

Give me back my teeth.

[@jaeee5186]

YES SIR PRESIDENT LOL

[@Aurzi]

Hes now zombie Washington

[@6.thedollar415]

You mean "gif me back my teef"

[@Loizoficial]

😂😂😂

[@georgewashington5786]

There is a imposter among us

[@ampz1466]

I didn't think I was interested in this but the title grabbed me and the video was actually really interesting. Well done guys!

[@atlasobscura]

Thanks! :)

[@2150dalek]

Just...wow......what we take for granted Today was extremely out of reach 250 yrs ago.

[@adeelala]

You glossed over the fact that teeth were pulled by FORCE from slaves. The aunts weren't persuaded but were coerced into giving up the items. History is really told the 'winners' I guess.

[@somerandomguyincomments4692]

Adeela Ashraf you idiot it was made from gold to copper. He had a lot of money why tf would he get other people’s teeth

[@barfyman-bf3hw]

shut up you fucking idiot

[@mattydude3165]

@@barfyman-bf3hw he isn't lying tho

[@codyvilela626]

Imagine making this about yourself 😂

[@shoot2kill94]

It was the way of life back then u can’t do anything to change it. Worry about the issue now.

[@AimlessAdventuresVlog]

What an odd and fantastic piece of history. Thanks for documenting this! Years ago I was able to see an original set (top and bottom w/ springs) of dentures and the robe President Washington was wearing when he passed. They were on display at the Huntington Museum in Southern California. They were part of a traveling history tour of George Washington artifacts. I believe the items are now located at Mount Vernon.

[@officialgeorgewashington9337]

hey I don't think I gave u permission to show my teeth.

[@mattmc5069]

Very interesting this is as close to meeting George as any of us will get

[@leonardodigrazia9758]

I'd better go and brush my teeth.

[@McMidget10]

bruh at that time that was like hundreds of years ago ofc the teeth would look like that

[@SAES_DROT]

@@McMidget10 I'm replying to a 2 years old comment but well... It is what it is. No, teeth did not look like this in general just becaue it was X era and they didn't look like this for everyone, they looked like this because of genetical issues, lack of healthcare, lack of hygiene and specific eating habits. There were many people at the time with great teeth.

[@McMidget10]

@@SAES_DROT Lol, thanks, I understood this 2 years ago after researching it.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

Paid his slaves for teeth? Paid sounds dubious

[@sydneyw4282]

Like they could say no.

[@sydneyw4282]

@Bobbyjustbobby How ok would someone have to treat you for you to be a slave?

[@sydneyw4282]

@Offensive man They could not. What do you think slavery is? You have no autonomy over your body.

[@sydneyw4282]

@Bobbyjustbobby You can’t nicely ask someone to be a slave. It’s inherently violent. So really the point you’re making is neither here nor there. They’re all bad, varying degrees of cruelty. All cruel.

[@alanhill2422]

@Bobbyjustbobby first of all you're going by what you heard you weren't there something can be well-documented and be totally false and second of all owning someone else to do labor is not okay no matter if you treat them good or bad slavery in general is bad

[@Voided2]

Atlas: “behold, george Washington’s last tooth 69k people: iNtErEsTiNg

[@Goofyohioboi]

Dang your old my dude your comment is 3 years ago

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

I am 35 and although I try i've already lost a whole tooth Well Washington lost most of his by 30 so that gives me some confidence... Then again it is 2020, not 1790

[@mistermood4164]

Washington didn’t have access of modern oral medicine

[@Rachel0731]

What kind of dentist carries a keychain of the president’s tooth!? 🤣

[@SunnyandNova]

“He paid his slaves for their teeth” .........give me a fkn break already😂🤒🤒😂

[@jimhadley3520]

That’s funny, they wanted to hand down the keys to men in the family. As soon as it got to women they gave it to a museum lmao

[@kymberlyp4056]

Alway great educational and informative information on Atlas Obscura. 🥰

[@atlasobscura]

Shucks! Thanks, Kymberly!

[@haminationclipsbutvocoded8969]

This is more educational then school lol

[@johnnyj1561]

dentist just carried around his last tooth like a trophy, huh?

[@jmssun]

Legend has it that the upper denture is where the fun is 🎉🎉🎉

[@FJHDZ]

“Persuaded”

[@yungtooli]

“paid”

[@rlm2933]

Paid

[@Paulie1232]

Thank you You Tube University

[@cjny84]

I never knew this was right down the street from where I live. I'll have to pay those teeth a visit

[@astridvvv9662]

Would he not be embarrassed to know people 200+ years in the future would be looking at his dentures? I read he was very insecure about his dental problems and it makes me feel kinda bad the way his bad teeth are so well-known through the ages.

[@bobgreenwood1066]

Thanks for this video. I am a descendant of Dr. John Greenwood.

[@adobotravels]

Today on where quarantine on youtube will take me

[@SoggyDoritosmemes]

Why are Washington’s items or artifacts soo scarce and they have so little of them ?

[@oxarplatt]

Imagine if you caught your dentist with one of your teeth on his key chain... would you be cool with it? Is this a normal thing for dentists to do?

[@UncleOfTheVanderlindeGang]

Imagine passing away and in the future some random people have your teeth

[@ToddLamming]

Greenwood sounds like his lover. Would make sense

[@Jesus-do1wl]

This is awesome, Thank you so much for posting this

[@lawrenceparish5476]

The Library Company of Philadelphia has a set of dentures that belonged to George Washington.

[@atlasobscura]

Good to know! Is it the whole set of dentures? We were under the impression that the only full complete set was at the Mount Vernon Estates!

[@inkey2]

RE: The Watch. The KEY (at 2:31)was for winding the watch, not to get into the back of the watch. This was before watches wound with a crown and stem permanently affixed. I have owned a number of early key wound watches,

[@dhreyelleporcioncula2533]

fun fact george washington last words is tis well

[@BlueForte]

Imagine playing around with a dead man’s teeth…

[@MartiganzYT]

i literally got an invisalign as before this 💀

[@vegetaintherain6354]

I read the title as *“gorgeous Washington’s last tooth”*

[@smokeymcpot69]

It is...

[@NM-apache]

Why would someone carry around someone elses tooth? Seems a little creepy.

[@saltzmann1]

The Tooth that may bring back Washington.

[@1beestinger]

Untold history comes alive.

[@benitahecker4221]

Lol 😂 I snap my fingers to jog my memory... Maybe it's learned behavior.

[@lopez6617]

The guy who made the teeth put his name on them….👀

[@pppppffffffmmmmmmmnn]

Maybe they'll clone Washington with his tooth someday

[@JenLovesBenz]

Those dentures do not look comfortable lol..

[@Bananawafers_]

Bleh yeah ur right

[@bikerman54]

Drop the music so we can hear her!

[@bereabeard]

Why doesn't she look at the camera half the time?? Weird camera work.

[@jmd4145]

Cant believe a teeth is older than me

[@Dxco31]

Washington had grills

[@robharris8844U]

When he shouted at his slaves- they gave him a mouthfull back......or did they?

[@prymoirdyamiller3184]

Funny, because George Washington had false teeth made from mahogany wood

[@carlsilverman754]

National Treasure in NYC

[@FnafLord25]

I didn't know he had teeth made from bone and stuff..I was told his teeth was wooden

[@rodh3489]

He stole teeth from his slaves

[@thepromisedlie2391]

George Washington might me bad for one reason: People are racking his dentures and showing them on yt

[@adamthompson9785]

Anyone else here from Shane Gillis looking for Washington’s donkey teeth? 😂

[@alejandroperez-yy9ym]

So does this mean George Washington is dust now?

[@25447carepear]

Suri, play : " Like a Pimp" by Pimp C 1:26-1:30😅

[@VoidHalo]

One thing I'm curious about is where exactly the myth of Washington's wooden teeth began. That's an odd myth.

[@Divine12334]

😅I’m 😅going home

[@Negentropy.]

You mean people used to carry around watches?

[@Syysuhri]

How young are you lol. Google pocket watch

[@invok3z863]

@@Syysuhri stfu he wasn't around that time neither where you.

[@Malouco]

Did he get anything from the 🦷 🧚‍♂️

[@whoisjaaxn2587]

He didn’t pay his slaves for their teeth.. he took them

[@BECOMINGMonicaB]

Thank you🤦🏽‍♀️...they will always continue to “white wash” TRUE HISTORY

[@corierayvonssidenigga7508]

Dustin Matthews please just shut the fuck up, I’m not even going to both correcting every single false point you tried to make. You’re an idiot, go educate yourself on REAL history

[@whoisjaaxn2587]

Dustin Matthews you actually do sound stupid asf lmfao. Please for the love of all that’s good just do some research, it’ll open your eyes to a lot that has gone and and that is still going on

[@NeonVars]

@@mr.matthews67 Very well said. It sucks that racism is still a topic of discussion in 2020 when America fought so hard to rid the country of systemic racism. Everyone is equal in the eyes of God and the law, but those who deem themselves victims shall fall to the narrative of systemic racism. It's time to move on from that mentality.

[@whoisjaaxn2587]

Dustin Matthews didn’t know I couldn’t be intelligent because I had a party and filmed it LMFAOO absolutely clown

[@harveypost7799]

Did folk no BAC then Cayenne pepper a great tooth pain killer..

[@juanmanuelmedinaherrera7798]

Te podrías molestar en traducir al español ? Así nos enteramos todos ?

[@ricocentral9227]

Bahaha he paid his slaves for their teeth??? Highly unbelievable

[@ienodabeanieboi1891]

dose this mean we can clone Washington?!

[@mr.picklez5143]

Imagine if some old person owned that and had mistaken them for theirs

[@friendlyball8555]

And why do we have this seems creepy and obsessive to have don't you guys think?

[@jimmybob5541]

I mean it's one of the last remnants of George freaking Washington in the flesh as he existed.

[@someone-if8ce]

Wait did you just steal his tooth

[@DemarcusJ3]

Wow

[@Archibald1705]

I forgot about his teeth

[@moshikamboshi1]

Did he have slaves teeth in his mouth? That is revolting

[@ghostboy6472]

I search for this

[@jasminemack6135]

I doubt that he paid his slaves for their teeth.

[@Will504Nola]

I said the exact thing when I heard it!

[@peggy3095]

He did. They couldn’t refuse though. Basically, he forced them then he payed them

[@Mohawkpete23]

"Massa pay me for my teefs" 😂

[@KelennaJoy]

Why do y’all have his teeth?

[@joannataguba7497]

Oh God......

[@eagleeye4169]

Believe historians or some angry people lying about everything including how he got his teeth? Hmmmm.

[@lozzaskez6533]

As of he paid them 🤣🤣 BS you mean he paid their master and they were ripped out by force

[@sheilabarnett6299]

Why

[@bustownbc2787]

Who carries around a 🦷

[@rustybennineoneonemajesty]

She really thinks that her family talking about is a great piece of History she doesn't even know where her bloodline starts but she wants to relate herself to some government figure I guess that makes her feel like she's somebody special

[@rfjohns1]

Who ?

[@officialgeorgewashington9337]

hey why did u take my dentures give em' back read more

[@yasmeenfrancis]

“ we don’t know the source of the teeth” he didn’t pay he took his slaves teeth for free stop sugar coating history

[@Sun_Simp]

big black teeth you mean. SUPERIOR in every way to small white teeth.

[@bru5383]

@@Sun_Simp there teeth

[@happybunnies5359]

“George Washington had wooden teeth”

[@zaynabismail7365]

dam-

[@spinach4892]

20

[@joslynshaw4507]

He didn’t pay his slaves for their teeth. He took them from his black slaves just like they took everything else they wanted.

[@oxarplatt]

Pay slaves? What do they spend the money on if they are not free?

[@regisidec5478]

Colonizer history

[@fernandez3841]

But here you are writing in their language...

[@imverified2066]

The teeth is really different then the other,OOF (._.)

[@ElizabethHurtado-py8ur]

🖊️

[@sonel8999]

i love george washington/1st president and those tooth are old and i'm also not trying to be mean

[@maze6325]

His dentures was from slaves

[@InsidiousAgenda]

The teeth definitely came from slaves and they probably ddnt have a choice

[@RobertSmith-bf3qo]

Haha

[@MissMiriamDamarisy]

😂eww😂

[@Wcthllboy]

Fatty

[@thebigdev]

@@Wcthllboy stfu

[@kwatson4394]

They were the teeth of slaves. Paid?

[@KingBr33ch]

I came here cause the Hodgetwins said his teeth were completely wooden. Can’t trust everything everyone says. Important to do your own research 😂

[@susanmehls9654]

1st!

[@sergiolobato1798]

I find it hard to believe that he would pay a slave for their teeth. The whole slave master relationship never included payment for anything! He owns you!

[@ritageraghty3261]

I wonder how many slaves lost their teeth to George Washington, whenever he was dissatisfied with his ill-fitted dentures and demanded another.

[@Chulaxcabra]

I find it hard to believe that he payed his slaves for teeth too. He probably just had the dentist yank them out for him, literally fucking ouch!

[@christianwilliams880]

Slave teeth that damn source