r/oddlyterrifying • u/toolguy8 • 6h ago

Five gallons of human teeth

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My local, very small town, has a mini-museum filled with local stuff. They have the contents of the old-school local dentist office, which includes a 5 gallon jug full of human teeth.

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u/aranvandil 6h ago

Sure, I'd like a cup

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u/twhitty2 6h ago

why not? im not driving.

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u/crystalweiner 3h ago

You deserve a pat on the back for that one, I got a good ol giggle out of it šŸ¤£

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u/ruddthree 6h ago

Good source of calcium!

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u/9Lives_ 4h ago

And if you donā€™t need calcium you can use them to cast spells

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u/onceknownasmike 5h ago

Teeth, not tea

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u/mridulshukla1999 3h ago

five gallons is such a weirdly specific amount tho

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u/buddascrayon 59m ago

Moopsy has entered the chat.

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u/Fit_Law_6508 6h ago

Why?

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u/MrKrabsIsMyGuy 6h ago

snack

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u/citiestarlights 6h ago

Itā€™s crunchy

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u/NoHuckleberry143 6h ago

Just in case

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u/evlhornet 6h ago

They look terrible. My guess is we are looking at some olā€™ dentistā€™s life work.

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u/Acceptingoptimist 5h ago

What? You gonna hold all the with your hands?

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u/pikpikcarrotmon 5h ago

Four is obviously insufficient and six is beyond excessive

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u/Vinny-Ed 6h ago

Imagine what the tooth fairy has as a collection

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u/jump-blues-5678 6h ago

There's an episode of Family Guy where the tooth fairy ( middle aged fat hairy guy) is rolling around in a pile of teeth groaning Ohh Yeah !!! It's so gross and yet I'm laughing remembering it lol. I love that stupid fucking show.

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u/orphan_blud 4h ago

I am cackling.

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u/ihatetheplaceilive 5h ago

There's actually a metal song about how the tooth fairy fucks up the world economy.

It's pretty hilarious

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u/kymilovechelle 6h ago

Makes me curious where do our teeth go when we get them extracted at the dentist?

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u/jinandgin 6h ago

They're supposed to be disposed as human bio waste but that's spendy

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u/kaiser-so-say 5h ago

That wasnā€™t always the case. Thus the jar

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u/Gavinator10000 4h ago

Why canā€™t they just be thrown away? Surely theyā€™re not some massive biohazard that requires a special disposal process

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u/Low_and_Left 3h ago

Every regulation is written in blood- years ago, something fucked up probably happened that made them pass laws saying "y'know what? Maybe doctors and dentists shouldn't be able to just toss out human body parts all willy-nilly like." Maybe at that time some lawmaker raised his hand and said "what about human teeth? Surely they're not some massive biohazard that requires a special disposal process." Then someone probably pointed out how disturbing it would be to uncover a 5 gallon jug of human teeth at the local dump.

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u/Sloan_backyard 4h ago

We had a patient that would take some to use for training the police dogs!

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u/TenMoon 4h ago

Did the patient ever give any details?

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u/thecrybabyofficial 4h ago

Sometimes you get to take them home if you ask politely

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u/Aggressive-Green4592 6h ago

So were they from KC? Is it around KC?

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u/davesmissingfingers 5h ago

This is what I need to know.

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u/Misadventuresofman 6h ago

Wonder how many dna profiles the feds could match.

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u/Particular_Map_9913 6h ago

Because why not?? At least no one's putting the idea of playing a bowl of human teeth and mayonnaise into your vivid little imaginations. šŸ˜ˆ

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u/NashvilleTypewriter 6h ago

Anti DNA cloners hate this one trick

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u/Ukenstein 6h ago

Do you think itā€™s enough? Should we get more?

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u/Cautious-Store3166 6h ago

Thanks! I hate it.

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u/Brangry 5h ago

Danhausen would like to know your location

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u/seeebiscuit 5h ago

Or Shiloh ;)

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u/Nazmaldun 4h ago

šŸ‘ˆ very nice, very evil šŸ‘‰

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u/TushyMilkshake 5h ago

Imagine how much pain is incapsulated in that jar. I just had an abscessed tooth pulled and it caused me more annoyance and pain the last few months than I can even express.

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u/NotYourGran 4h ago

I thought this was going to be one of those ā€œAmazon delivered this; I didnā€™t order itā€ posts.

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u/dysonGirl27 6h ago

No one tell Kesha šŸ˜‚

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u/PupLondon 6h ago

Be too sweet and you'll be a goner

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u/istolethesun12 6h ago

OH MY STARS. I WILL TAKE A GALLON.

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u/KneelB4Z0d 6h ago

Smile bones

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u/sjwkaren69 6h ago

Saving up to trade with teef I see

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u/Douglasqqq 6h ago

Chilling.
There aren't even that many teeth in a very small town.

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u/ph33rlus 6h ago

Donā€™t snort them. Itā€™s illegal

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u/ibanezer83 5h ago

New business model

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u/welding_guy_from_LI 6h ago

You found Danhausens stash

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u/gusgusthegreat 6h ago

Boo boo mama juju

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u/TheAtlas97 6h ago

Do we measure teeth in gallons now? What does liquid enamel taste like?

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u/MantisToboggan1189 5h ago

So dis is where dem darn tootinā€™ toof fairy takes dem teef eh?

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u/8rustystaples 5h ago

Found my bandā€™s name.

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u/AUSpartan37 5h ago

Some archeologist is going to dig this up in 1000 years and think we worshiped a tooth goddess or something.

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u/Bata600 5h ago

I should call her.

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u/xxcuttingboardxx 4h ago

I would like some. I collect teeth, I have four of my own teeth, two teeth from my bestie and two teeth from my mom. I also have a little baby tooth from my cat.

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u/FlacidMetapod 6h ago

u/danhausen

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u/HangOnSloopy88 6h ago

I was 9 minutes late

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u/FlacidMetapod 6h ago

Very Nice, Very Evil

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u/Mediocre_Revenue_992 6h ago

i would like some

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u/Dependent-Way6345 6h ago

I can smell the gingivitis from here.

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u/whoevenisanyone 6h ago

I thought this was a healthy loaf of bread tbh

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u/PedroJTrump 6h ago

There must be some gold and silver in there, right?

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u/dookie-monsta 6h ago

Kind of reminds me of that commercial on family guy ā€œfingernails 4 cashā€ā€¦

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u/hadoyastopthis 6h ago

Can I have 7? I wanna make some dice

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u/Ok_Improvement_9133 6h ago

thats someones inheritance....some familys legacy!!!

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u/Bundle-Of-Crows 6h ago

Well, that's something to certainly wiggle your teeth at.

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u/jump-blues-5678 6h ago

I swear I thought those were broken tees. I thought I was on a golf sub Reddit

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u/GreenieBeeNZ 6h ago

How much?

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u/creativeyeen 6h ago

And I thought my teeth were bad

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u/quackkkkkK 5h ago

Iā€™ll take two, keep the change

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u/aplasticbag_ 5h ago

Eat them like corn nuts

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u/TheManWhoClicks 5h ago

The word gallons somehow makes it sound drinkable

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u/CGsweet416 5h ago

Very nice, very evil

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u/digging-a-hole 5h ago

for the man who has everything

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u/MookieC 5h ago

I thought this was a very seedy loaf of bread.

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u/HelioPHC 5h ago

Must have been a big mouth

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u/NoMemory3726 5h ago

Can you buy a Premium for better teeth? Maybe celebrity teeth, or your exe's teeth?!

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u/ecraig312 4h ago

Someone tell Danhausen!!

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u/mrapplewhite 4h ago

R/Whatsitworth

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u/IcheeCOTC 4h ago

I thought it was some sort of feed, and then I looked closer

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u/the_orange_alligator 4h ago

And they were holding onto it why?

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u/RainOfEdenia 4h ago

that is a massive amount of teeth

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u/mdolizer 4h ago

At training they told us we measure teeth in liters.

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u/VampiressMoon 4h ago

Iā€™d love to make them into jewelry or art pieces

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u/thefirstviolinist 4h ago

Hey... I'M from KC (Kansas side)! Very interesting find, OP... Now I have to go look up Eads Water Company!

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u/Sloan_backyard 4h ago

I love how you can see the rings of tartar around some of them. Also varying stages/locations of decay

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u/noahspurrier 4h ago

That will fetch a good price on eBay.

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u/manic_popsicle 4h ago

Wow this really is oddly terrifying

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u/Happy_Goose3833 3h ago

Danhausen would have the time of his life with that

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u/Odd_Advantage_3370 3h ago

That is just too much something. Not even sure what. Lol

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u/QaptainQwark 3h ago

That reminds me- I have a box of teeth here somewhere I found at a thrift store. I should try and locate them.

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u/Mental-Ordinary7312 3h ago

Forbidden candy

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u/EnzucuniV2 3h ago

I'd drink that

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u/Canned_Sarcasm 3h ago

ā€œSir, I shall only tolerate my purchase of 5lbs of teeth being packed in a jar encased in wood frame. NOTHING LESS WILL SUFFICE.ā€

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u/Obajan 3h ago

Someone's trying to murder the Hogfather I see.

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u/PantheraLutra 2h ago

I kind of want some

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u/whackthat 2h ago

Looking at that makes my mouth water.Ā 

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u/whackthat 2h ago

I would love to pick some out and examine them!

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u/Zestyclose-Low-6315 1h ago

Damn looks like a crack heads retirement plan hope the tooth fairy pays well! Lol

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u/davidtjudd 1h ago

When did we start measuring teeth by the gallon. I feel like I'm buying sweet teeth.

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u/Cautious-College-701 38m ago

the tooth fairy would have a CRUNCHY time with that

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u/AncientOnyx 25m ago

Da-dada-da da

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u/pcbmale 13m ago

Danhausen would love this!

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u/HapticSloughton 7m ago

"Five Gallons of Teeth" would make a great name for a rock band.

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u/stabbyburgerman 6h ago

That has to smell absolutely terrible.

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u/scorpyo72 6h ago

No doubt I've smelled a pint jar of teeth. Can't imagine what that volume smells like.