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  2. File (tool) - Wikipedia

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    The cut of the file refers to how fine its teeth are. They are defined as (from roughest to smoothest): rough, middle, bastard, second cut, smooth, and dead smooth. A single-cut file has one set of parallel teeth while a cross-cut or double-cut file has a second set of cuts forming diamond shaped cutting surfaces. [1]

  3. Dental analysis in archaeology - Wikipedia

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    Since dental apparatus comes into direct contact with the foods consumed, teeth provide direct and some of the best evidence for the diet that an individual ate in life. [18] The analysis of features on the teeth and jaws such as cavities, hypoplasias and striations can all reveal the sorts of foods that were consumed. [19]

  4. List of methods of torture - Wikipedia

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    There were many variants, but the most common was to force a rat to gnaw through a victim's body (usually the intestines) in order to escape, as follows: The victim would be completely restrained and tied to the ground or a bed, and the torturer would cut slits into the victim's stomach. The torturer would then use a bowl to trap rats on the ...

  5. Muroid molar - Wikipedia

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    Muroids are most closely related to the Dipodidae, a smaller group of rodents that includes the jerboas, birch mice, and jumping mice. [1] Jerboas have a dental formula of 1.0.0–1.3 1.0. 0.3 × 2 = 16–18, including incisors in the upper and lower jaws, three molars in the upper and lower jaw, and in most species a small premolar (the fourth upper premolar, P4) in the upper jaw only. [2]

  6. The Truth About Rats and Car Engines - AOL

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    Tales of rats living in car engines — and ruining the cars — aren't urban legends, but a frustrating truth. Here's what to know. The Truth About Rats and Car Engines

  7. Human tooth sharpening - Wikipedia

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    Ota Benga, a famous Congolese pygmy, shows off his sharpened teeth. A man with filed teeth (probably Mentawai) smokes in a photograph by Dutch photographer Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis who worked in Sumatra. Human tooth sharpening is the practice of manually sharpening the teeth, usually the front incisors. Filed teeth are customary in ...

  8. 10 Animals That Look Adorable But Are Actually Deadly - AOL

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    Rat Credit: pexels Scurrying through cities and sewers, rats spread disease faster than most animals and even have the ability to infect humans with leptospirosis, hantavirus, and bubonic plague.

  9. Comb - Wikipedia

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    A typical plastic comb. A comb is a tool consisting of a shaft that holds a row of teeth for pulling through the hair to clean, untangle, or style it. Combs have been used since prehistoric times, having been discovered in very refined forms from settlements dating back to 5,000 years ago in Persia.