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This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had an Ingenious Secret For Keeping Her Teeth

In 1988, archaeologists cracked open a lead coffin inside the Château de Laval in northwestern France and found something peculiar.

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Archaeologists opened a lead coffin at the Château de Laval in northwestern France in 1988 and discovered the remains of a woman who had died over 350 years earlier. Despite the age of the skeleton, her teeth were unusually well preserved, prompting researchers to investigate the cause of their remarkable condition. The study, reported by ScienceAlert, suggests the aristocrat may have employed a secret dental preservation method.

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