Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The toothbrush was invented in 1498.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is false. Various forms of toothbrushing implements existed millennia before 1498 in ancient China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. The 1498 date may refer to a specific innovation, but toothbrushes as a concept far predate that year.

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