Rotten Teeth: The Original Rich-People Flex 🍬🦷 Imagine being so rich that even your rotten teeth scream, “I come from money!” Today, people spend thousands on teeth whitening. But in sixteenth-century England? Things were a little… backwards. Sugar was an expensive luxury, available mainly to royalty and the wealthy elite. It was so precious that rich people used it to create elaborate sculptures and decorative centrepieces at grand feasts. Basically, they were turning sugar into art while ordinary people were wondering how to afford the actual sugar. 😭 But here's the twist : eating lots of sugar could contribute to tooth decay. Queen Elizabeth I, famous for her decayed teeth later in life, is often associated with this story. And because sugar was linked to wealth, blackened teeth could become associated with being rich. Imagine having bad teeth and calling it a luxury lifestyle. 😂 Popular retellings even claim that some people who couldn't afford s...