Toilet paper are used by thousands of people daily. Many questions arise in mind while we clean the anus. Like where they came from? When toilet paper was first originated? Are there any types of toilet paper? And many more. We have answer for almost all of your questions. Read below to know some interesting facts about toilet paper.

Toilet Paper Facts Revealed

First Used

Although paper was used in China for wrapping purpose since 2^nd century BC but in medieval China toilet paper was first used by humans back in 6^th AD.

Materials used before toilet paper

There was difference between the wipes of wealthy and poor people. The poor people wiped themselves with wood shavings, stone, water, fruit skins, hay, leaves and rags. On the other hand wealthy people frequently use wool for this purpose.

Romans invented sponge on stick

Romans invented a tool called tersorium to clean anus. The tool was a long stick with a sponge fixed on top.

Ancient Greeks

Ancient Greeks used to wipe themselves with clay.

Colonial Americans

Ancient Colonial Americans used to clean their bottom with corncobs. When the newspaper became available they also used it for wiping purpose.

French Royals

Well, laces seemed too harsh for this purpose but French Royals used to wipe themselves with lace.

Rolled Toilet Paper

In 1883, Seth Wheeler introduced the rolled toilet paper in U.S market.

Colored Tissue Paper

May be you have seen colored tissue papers or not. Few years’ back, purple, green, yellow toilet paper were in trend. This trend, along with the patterned toilet paper, diminished in 1954.

Largest Exporter

The largest exporter of toilet paper is U.S. However, a huge number of toilet paper are imported from U.S by Canada.

Toilet paper Dresses

Wedding dresses made of toilet paper, tape, and glue were once appeared in a contest held online by a website in 2005. Don’t you think it is more of wastage of paper than creativity?

Toilet Paper are short fibers

Toilet paper start to decompose as soon as it come in contact with water. To make it disintegrate quickly the fibers of toilet paper are kept short.

Inventor of Modern Toilet Paper

In 1857, Joseph Gayetty first introduced the modern commercial toilet paper.

Yearly Sale of Toilet Paper

About seven billion rolls of toilet paper are sold each year alone in U.S.

How many times you flush a toilet

Off course, it is hard to count. However, there is an estimate that an average person flushes a toilet 2500 times a year.

Size of Single Toilet paper

The standard size of single toilet paper is 4.5”x4.5”. Though the size of square toilet paper is reduced if sold on less retail price.

People Still Prefer Water

Some countries found water most effective in cleaning the bottom than toilet paper.

Ways to hang toilet paper

Researches showed that people who hang their toilet roll such that the toilet paper can be torn from bottom are intelligent.

Toilet paper and deforestation

To fulfill the global demand of toilet paper about 30,000 trees are cut down daily. It means 10 million trees a year.

Types of Toilet paper

There are two types of toilet paper one made from wood chips known as virgin and the other from recycled paper called non-virgin.

Camouflage for tanks 

The Americans soldiers used toilet paper on Operation Desert Storm. They made a camouflage from toilet paper. How creative is that!