[OOC] Return to the Rusty Rat

[Torin]

According to Wikipedia, the mention of the use of paper for wiping butts was documented in China around 600 AD.  Toilet Paper  But modern rolls weren't invented until 1857.  I will never forget when my 9th grade history teacher asked the class what people used before the invention of TP?  The look on everyone's faces was priceless, we never considered life before toilet paper : According to him, that's why we shake hands using our right hand instead of the left, because that was for wiping your bum.

Some groups of people in the world still use their left hand with water in this way?  The thought of toilet paper seems dirty to them because bits can be left behind and TP doesn't do as good a job of cleaning the left hand and water.

Corncob. My mother used also that in 50s 60s.

http://farmersalmanac.com/home-garden/20...let-paper/