Most people know that George Washington had wooden teeth, but the rumor that they were made from the cherry tree chopped down as a boy is almost certainly false. In fact, George didn't need false teeth until Valley Forge, where his loyal men valiantly unraveled their own wool mittens to knot him tooth warmers. Alas, the plan was poorly devised because the men's fingers quickly froze too stiff to knit and their valiant leader's teeth were ultimately lost to frostbite--There wasn't much besides frost to eat, so you can't blame George. (Okay, this rumor probably isn't true either, but if you send it to ten friends with a letter telling them they'll have good luck if they send it to ten others, it might make the history books in a few years...)
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