toothy secret weapon

Key role for Winston’s gnashers

Published: 30/07/2010

COMEDIAN Spike Milligan once wrote a book called Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, but we are now discovering that Winston Churchill’s false teeth played a key part in the British wartime leader’s success against his Nazi adversary.

The specially-designed teeth not only helped him overcome serious dental problems, but also disguised his natural lisp. All of Winston Churchill’s brilliant and unforgettable war speeches were made with these teeth. One wonders how they would have come over without his teeth in – lacking bite, no doubt.

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