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Did George Washington really have wooden teeth?

Did he really smoke cannibus too?

Can anyone find proof of any of this on the net? if so, let me know

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I guess no, he did not have wooden teeth. See this link:

    http://www.americanrevolution.org/dental.html

    As for smoking cannibus, this next link says he not only smoked it, he grew it:

    http://www.slatts.fsworld.co.uk/famous.htm

    Wonder why they didn't teach us that in school?????????/

  • 1 decade ago

    It is in the history books that President George Washington had wooden teeth - smoke cannibus I am not sure about!@

  • sassy
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Q: Did George Washington have wooden teeth?

    A: He had several sets of false teeth over the years, but they were not made of wood. For at least one set, Washington's dentist, Dr. John Greenwood, used a cow's tooth, one of Washington's teeth, hippopotamus ivory, metal and springs. The teeth fit poorly. (courtesy Mount Vernon) Link here to a photograph of a set of Washington's dentures. (courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)

    http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/project/faq/index.htm...

  • Tom
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No, he did not have wooden teeth. His dentures were made of the ussual material of the day. One historian wrote that his teeth were made of bone. I don't know if he smoked pot or not. Maybe that's what got him through that long winter in Valley Forge.

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  • 1 decade ago

    No they were made of ivory and gold. It's a legend that they were made out of wood.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know about his teeth, but I've heard that his dentist was a carpenter...

  • 1 decade ago

    Wooden teeth---yes

    cannibus-----I don't even know what that is

  • 1 decade ago

    no he had ivory teeth

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    YES

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