Interesting Facts about Benin

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2 curious facts about Benin.

• When a child loses a tooth , if they lose an upper tooth, they throw it on the roof. If they lose a lower tooth, they dig a hole and bury it in the ground. Their grandmother says that if a lizard sees their tooth, a new one will not grow, so they are carful to keep it hidden until it is burried.
• Benin has the world's fewest hospitals per capita with three per 10,000 people.