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[โ€“] grozzle@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Fun archaeo-dentistry fact -

for thousands of years, most humans in wheat agriculture societies had terrible teeth because of the stone dust from millstones like this persisting into the finished bread.

until the industrial era, when we could make steel grinders.

thanks, modern steel industry!

[โ€“] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I broke a tooth on a piece of stone in some bread I ate in Egypt ๐Ÿซ 

[โ€“] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Really? I've heard people say the opposite and pictures of skulls in medieval mausoleums seem to have better teeth than a lot of modern people, especially because they ate a lot less sugar.

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Might be a mixture of factors. More wear and tear, but fewer cavities and like issues? Just a guess, I know very little about pre-modern teeth.

[โ€“] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah same, idk what I'm talking about, but your idea would make sense.

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bread is so fantastic, but comes at a terrible cost. ๐Ÿ˜”

[โ€“] Noodle07@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

It's not a problem if you drink it instead ๐Ÿบ

[โ€“] GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

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