Mailbag Monday: When did we start using toilet paper (or anything down there, for that matter)? - Oh Yeah Facts

Mailbag Monday: When did we start using toilet paper (or anything down there, for that matter)?

What we know as “toilet paper” dates back to around the 1880’s, though people have been cleaning their rear ends for centuries. Before toilet paper, the obvious solution was to use things commonly found in the environment: Eskimos used snow, farmers used corn husks, and coastal inhabitants used shells or coconuts. Even the ancient Romans has a device for wiping, consisting of a sponge soaked in salt water at the end of a stick (giving new meaning to the phrase “wrong end of the stick”).

Asked by: Neightkelly

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Really glad someone asked that question.
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Right. But I still don’t understand how water...developed world. Washing FTW.
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Snow? Really? Brrrrr.
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