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Who INVENTED the toothbrush?


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The first mass-produced toothbrush was made by William Addis of Clerkenwald, England, around 1780.

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The first toothbrush to resemble the modern toothbrush is believed to have been invented in China in the late 1400s. ChaCha Later!

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Toothbrush was invented by William Addis of England in 1770 when he was in a jail.

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The modern toothbrush was invented by Dupont de Nemours using boar bristles in 1938. Keep your questions coming!

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The toothbrush was first invented by the Chinese in the XVth century and brought back to Europe by travelers. Thanks!

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