• palordrolap@fedia.io
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    This has already been a thing, but with one important twist: When sugar was first imported to Europe, only rich people could afford it, and as such, their teeth went rotten far more quickly than those of poor people.

    Having black or rotten teeth was a status symbol for quite a while.

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      22 hours ago

      The sugar marketing engine pushing black teeth as sexy.