The tooth fairy collects baby teeth placed under a pillow.
NOT BSTOTAL BS
HARDLY BS — Verdict: Mostly True
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The Short Version
The statement matches a widely documented folklore tradition: children put baby teeth under a pillow, and the Tooth Fairy is said to collect them. The evidence does not support a literal real-world being performing the act, and the custom is culturally specific rather than universal. As a description of the tradition, it is accurate.
Caveats
This is a mythological or folkloric tradition, not evidence that a real supernatural agent exists.
The under-pillow Tooth Fairy custom is common in North America and some Western cultures, but many societies use different lost-tooth rituals.
In practice, parents or caregivers usually remove the tooth and leave money or a gift.