In many Hispanic cultures, it isn’t some glittery fairy that collects teeth, it’s a rat—but a nice one! In Argentina, before bed, kids ... a picture every time your child loses a tooth ...

a 1908 article in the Chicago Tribune is the earliest record of U.S. kids leaving a tooth under their pillow overnight so that the Tooth Fairy - i.e. their parents - can exchange it for a reward.

My just-turned six-year-old granddaughter has entered the tooth losing stage of her life. One day recently, a front tooth was loose– her first. All it needed was a bit of wiggling and it’ d be out in ...