Read Did George Washington’s false teeth come from his slaves?: A look at the evidence, the responses to that evidence, and the limitations of history (washingtonpapers.org)

George Washington‘s false teeth were not wooden, as you may have heard. They were actually made from a variety of materials, including human teeth. According to the accounting record in Mount Vernon’s Ledger Book B, the teeth may have been pulled from Washington’s slaves.

His teeth apparently came from slaves… ugh.