What "Telling the tooth" means?

[chebu]

Could you instruct me the meaning of "telling the tooth".
Following is the sentence the phrase appears. It explains about sharks.

"Telling the tooth! A single shark may have as many as 30,000 teeth throughout the course of its life."


Your assistance will be highly appreciated.

[Sinatra]

As far as I know there is no English expression such as "Telling the tooth." The only thing that I can think of is that tooth is a mispelling of the word "truth !" Then you will have sentences such as :-

"To tell you the truth" "If the truth be known" etc...
Regards

[rj1948]

Could you instruct me the meaning of "telling the tooth".
Following is the sentence the phrase appears. It explains about sharks.

"Telling the tooth! A single shark may have as many as 30,000 teeth throughout the course of its life."


Your assistance will be highly appreciated.

It is figurative. 30,000 TEETH !AMAZING.

[Soup]

Another example,

We don't think you are telling the tooth!

Source Tooth Fairy Form (continuing Sat fun) : July 2007 : Ex-partie : My Telegraph

[Anglika]

It's a typical journalistic pun.

[chebu]

Thank you so much for all of your help!