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February 24, 1938

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938 the DuPont company began the commercial manufacturing of nylon toothbrush bristles for the “Miracle Tuft Toothbrush”. Before 1938 the world relied upon the collected neck hairs from wild swine in Siberia, Poland, and China to make the bristles for toothbrushes. As one would expect, there was a significant … Continue reading

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