The Tooth Fairy is actually a fairly recent invention starting around the turn of the 20th century though it didn't gain much traction until Disney came onto the scene and made fairies popular. In Europe and other countries they would place their children's teeth in different places depending both on area and era. Europeans often buried their children's teeth in hope of them growing into adult teeth,Vikings carried their children's teeth into battle for good luck. The most popular story is of a mouse who sneaks into the children's bedroom and takes the newly lost tooth and leaves coins in its place was well known in Russia,China and Spain. A similar tale was penned in 17th century France called "The Good Little Mouse" where the title character steals the evil king's teeth while he sleeps to help the queen defeat the king. Who knew?
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