Here are some ideas for October posting to your social media this month
These are broken up into a number of categories for you to choose.
Questions
How many teeth do dolphins have?
What is the hardest tissue in your entire body? Enamel covering crown of your teeth
Who was the first woman to get a dental degree in the US? Lucy Hobbs, from Ohio college of Dental surgery in 1866.
Who invented dental pliers? Ancient Greeks
What were bristles of toothbrush originally made of? cow hairs
Polls
This is a cool poll website for toothfairy engagement:) http://www.theoriginaltoothfairypoll.com/
Favorite fall sport
Favorite fall recipe
Who will win the world series
Fun Facts
Dolphins use their teeth to grasp only, not to chew, as dolphins’ jaws have no muscles.
Each year, the 20th of September is an official holiday in China; this day is called “Love your teeth day”.
In Germany, at Middle Ages, kissing a donkey was the only treatment for painful teeth.
You can actually produce more than ten thousand gallons of saliva during your entire life.
You consume about 26 calories of your total body calories in one minute kiss.
Sharks have three rows of sharp teeth in both of their jaws; actually, a shark can change almost forty sets of teeth in its entire life.
Most people prefer to use blue toothbrushes than the red ones!
Unlike humans, when a crocodile loses a tooth, another one grows to replace the old one. Really, it is a natural born killer.
Your toothbrush contains approximately about 2.500 bristles grouped in forty tufts
Dental caries is the most commonly occurring chronic disease among children
The first commercial dental floss was made in the year of 1882
Birthdays
October 1, 1920- Walter Matthau, actor
October 1, 1924- Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President (1977-1981)
October 1, 1924- William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
October 1, 1927- Tom Bosley, actor
October 1, 1928- George Peppard, actor, the leader in TV series “A-Team”
October 1, 1935- Julie Andrews, actress, singer, “Mary Poppins” and “The Sound of Music”
October 1, 1950- Randy Quaid, actor, “cousin “Eddy” in “Vacation” movies
October 1, 1963- Mark McGwire, MLB baseball slugger, home run record holder
October 2, 1890- Groucho Marx, comedian, “Marx Brothers”
October 2, 1895- Bud Abbott, comedian, comedy team “Abbott & Costello”
October 2, 1951- Gordon Sumner, musician, songwriter “Sting”
October 2, 1970- Kelly Ripa, actress, “Regis and Kelly” and TV series “Hope & Faith”
October 3, 1902 -Harvey Kurtzman, created “Mad” magazine
October 3, 1941- Chubby Checker, singer, musician
October 3, 1959- Jack Wagner, actor
October 4, 1946 -Susan Sarandon, actress
October 4, 1976- Alicia Silverstone, actress
October 5, 1882- Robert Hutchings Goddard, father of the Space Age
October 5, 1902- Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s
October 5, 1975- Kate Winslet, actress, “Rose” in movie “Titanic”
October 6, 1846- George Westinghouse, engineer, inventor, developed AC electric power
October 7, 1931- Desmond Tutu, archbishop, won Nobel Peace Prize
October 7, 1951- John Mellencamp, singer
October 7, 1059- Simon Cowell, judge on “American Idol”
October 7, 1966- Toni Braxton, singer
October 8, 1943- Chevy Chase, actor, comedian, SNL, “Vacation” movies
October 8, 1949 -Sigourney Weaver, actress, “Ellen Ripley” in movie “Alien”
October 8, 1956- Stephanie Zimbalist, actress, starred in “Remington Steele”
October 8, 1970- Matt Damon, actor
October 9, 1940- John Lennon, singer, songwriter, musician, member of the “Beatles”
October 9, 1953- Sharon Osbourne, actress, wife of Ozzie Osbourne
October 9, 1955- Scott Bakula, actor, TV series “Quantum Leap” and “Star Trek- Enterprise”
October 9, 1981- Zacary Ty Bryan, actor, “Brad” on TV series “Home Improvement”
October 10, 1969- Brett Favre, NRL Green Bay Packers quarterback
October 10, 1974- Dale Earnhardt Jr, auto racer
October 11, 1884- Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt
October 11, 1948- Daryl Hall, musician, singer
October 12, 1935- Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer
October 12, 1947- Chris Wallace, TV news correspondent
October 12, 1950- Susan Anton, actress, singer
October 12, 1970- Kirk Cameron, actor
October12, 1975- Marion Jones, Olympic track star
October 13, 1941- Paul Simon, singer, songwriter, “Simon & Garfunkel”
October 13, 1959- Marie Osmond, actress, singer ,Brother-Sister duo “Donny & Marie”
October 13, 1962- Jerry Rice, NFL San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
October 13, 1969- Nancy Kerrigan, Olympic figure skater
October 13, 1980- Ashanti, singer, songwriter
October 14, 1644- William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
October 14, 1890- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President (1953-1961)
October 14, 1894- E. E. Cummings, poet
October 14, 1927- Roger Moore, actor , played “James Bond”
October 14, 1939- Ralph Lauren, fashion designer
October 14, 1979- Usher, Rap singer
October 15, 1943- Penny Marshall, actress, director
October 15, 1959- Emeril Lagasse, TV chef
October 16, 1758- Noah Webster – compiled first American English dictionary
October 16, 1854- Oscar Wilde, poet, playwright
October 16, 1925- Angela Lansbury, actress, “Murder, She Wrote”
October 16, 1975- Kellie Martin, actress
October 17, 1972- Eminem, Rap singer
October 18, 1939- Mike Ditka, NFL Chicago Bears head coach
October 18, 1960- Jean-Claude Von Damme, actor
October 19, 1945- John Lithgow, actor , comedian
October 19, 1962- Evander Holyfield, champion heavyweight boxer
October 20, 1931- Mickey Mantle, MLB baseball slugger
October 20, 1972- Snoop Dogg, Rap singer
October 21, 1833- Alfred Nobel, chemist, engineer, established Nobel Prizes
October 22, 1963- Brian Boitano, Olympic champion figure skater
October 23, 1925- Johnny Carson, Talk show host, “The Tonight Show”. Tv Talk Show Host Day
October 23, 1940- Pelé, soccer player
October 23, 1942- Michael Crichton, novelist, wrote “Jurrasic Park”
October 23, 1959- “Weird Al” Yankovic, singer, comedian
October 23, 1962- Doug Flutie, CFL and NFL quarterback
October 26, 1947- Jaclyn Smith, actress, K-Mart fashion line, TV series “Charlie’s Angels”
October 26, 1947- Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady, NY Senator
October 26, 1947- Pat Sajak, TV game-show host , “Wheel of Fortune”
October 26, 1962- Dylan McDermott, actor
October 26, 1963- Natalie Merchant, singer
October 27, 1858- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U. S President, Quote: “Walk softly and carry a big stick” (1901-1909)
October 28, 1914- Jonas Salk, physician, developed polio vaccine
October 28, 1949- Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlon champion
October 28, 1955- Bill Gates, Microsoft executive, multi-multi billionaire
October 28, 1967- Julia Roberts, actress, “Pretty Woman”, “My Best Friends’ Wedding”, many more
October 29, 1947- Richard Dreyfuss, oscar winning actor, movies include “Jaws” and “Goodbye Girl”
October 29, 1948 Kate Jackson, actress , TV series “Charlie’s Angels”
October 29, 1971- Winona Ryder, actress, “movie “Girl, Interrupted”
October 30, 1735- John Adams, 2d U.S. President (1797-1801)
October 30, 1945- Henry Winkler, actor
October 31, 1795 John Keats, poet
October 31, 1860- Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of America
October 31, 1967- Vanilla Ice, singer, actor