I probably got scammed and I loved it. Lol! I always wanted to have a real shark tooth. I've recently been at the beach and I approached a beach seller since I noticed several shark tooths on the stalls and stands.
Here is the "scam" story the seller told me:
Exposed as a symbol of male strength, Shark Tooth displays the proud masculinity and potency. They are often supposed to brighten the fate when carried and as a sign of the strength it is predominantly worn by the warriors. The clear sign of shark’s energy is the primed for focus in their tooth too. Their tooth is the totem symbol which confirms self-confidence, self-trust and momentum in life.
Take my money! 😭😂
Are they rare?
With the current population of sharks globally, finding shark teeth will continue to be a popular activity. There are still tons of incredible teeth to be found for many years to come. There is a possibility that you could find a freshly lost shark tooth, but it is rare.
Three cool facts I have recently learn from shark tooths:
Shark teeth have built in toothpaste. No wonder sharks don;t get cavities, the outside of their teeth is made up of fluoride! Fluoride is nature’s cavity fighter and can be found in all ADA accepted toothpaste.
A shark’s diet influences the type of teeth. Needle-like teeth helps certain sharks grip slippery fish. For sharks that lurk closer to the seabed, they’ll have thick, plate-like teeth to crush shells of crustaceans or mollusks. Great whites or tiger sharks have sharp and serrated teeth to cut for eating other mammals. Whale sharks have about 3,000 individual teeth, each about the size of a match head. These teeth don’t do much, as they tend to swallow their food (krill, plankton, small fish) whole.
Shark teeth aren’t as strong as human teeth. The reason why they are so easy to find on the ocean floor and beaches around the world. The teeth fall out and are replaced by the other teeth in different stages of development. Shark’s teeth don’t have roots, so they break off easily. So, sharks can go through tens of thousands of teeth in a lifetime.
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