Research paper
Today there are greater than 5,000 different toilet paper companies producing bathroom tissue around the world (toiletpaperhistory.net). You may laugh, but toilet paper is a necessity of everyday life. If you do not believe me then revisit the times you have gone to the bathroom only to find that there is no toilet paper. The panic! The embarrassment! This topic has been quoted by the famous, comedian/actor Andy Rooney who said, "I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes (toiletpaperhistory.net).” The most popular type of toilet paper right now is a tie between Quilted Northern Ultra Plush toilet paper and White Cloud Ultra toilet paper.
Back before toilet paper was invented people used a wide variety of things besides toilet paper. According to www.toiletpaperhistory.net, the Greeks used clay, and the Mayans used corncobs. Some of the Eskimos would use moss or snow. The Romans however were the cleanest, the wealthy used rosewater and wool and in the public restrooms they used a sponge attached to a wooden stick, soaked in a bucket of salt water. This one is funny; people from Islamic cultures used their left hand with little water (some still do that today). This is why it is often offensive to greet a person from an Islamic culture with your left hand. English lords often used pages of their books as toilet paper (wkipedia.com). Some people just choose not to use toilet paper because of the lack of trees even though the average tree can produce 810 rolls of toilet paper (ideafinder.com).
The Chinese finally invented toilet paper in the 14th Century. Joseph Gayetty was the first to make packaged toilet paper for the U.S. in 1857. If it were not for Gayetty we would still be using shucking from corn! (toiletpaperworld.com). In 1879, Thomas Seymour, Clarence Wood Scott, and Edward Irvin founded the Scott Paper Company and made the first toilet paper sold in rolls. In 1935, a toilet paper company named Northern Tissue invented splinter free toilet paper. In 1943, novelty toilet paper was printed with images of Hitler during the World War 2. In 1973, America experienced the first toilet paper shortage after one of Johnny Carson’s (loved comedian) jokes, “You know what’s disappearing from the supermarket shelves? Toilet paper. There’s a small shortage of toilet paper in the United States.” People actually believed him and bought as much toilet paper as they could afford or buy. (toiletpaperhistory.net). There were many important dates of toilet papers history, there are some very funny ones and there are some very important ones.
Toilet paper has some very interesting history, and some very funny and weird facts. Toilet paper was probably the most important invention of history for the restroom and it changed the lives of people in America.
Back before toilet paper was invented people used a wide variety of things besides toilet paper. According to www.toiletpaperhistory.net, the Greeks used clay, and the Mayans used corncobs. Some of the Eskimos would use moss or snow. The Romans however were the cleanest, the wealthy used rosewater and wool and in the public restrooms they used a sponge attached to a wooden stick, soaked in a bucket of salt water. This one is funny; people from Islamic cultures used their left hand with little water (some still do that today). This is why it is often offensive to greet a person from an Islamic culture with your left hand. English lords often used pages of their books as toilet paper (wkipedia.com). Some people just choose not to use toilet paper because of the lack of trees even though the average tree can produce 810 rolls of toilet paper (ideafinder.com).
The Chinese finally invented toilet paper in the 14th Century. Joseph Gayetty was the first to make packaged toilet paper for the U.S. in 1857. If it were not for Gayetty we would still be using shucking from corn! (toiletpaperworld.com). In 1879, Thomas Seymour, Clarence Wood Scott, and Edward Irvin founded the Scott Paper Company and made the first toilet paper sold in rolls. In 1935, a toilet paper company named Northern Tissue invented splinter free toilet paper. In 1943, novelty toilet paper was printed with images of Hitler during the World War 2. In 1973, America experienced the first toilet paper shortage after one of Johnny Carson’s (loved comedian) jokes, “You know what’s disappearing from the supermarket shelves? Toilet paper. There’s a small shortage of toilet paper in the United States.” People actually believed him and bought as much toilet paper as they could afford or buy. (toiletpaperhistory.net). There were many important dates of toilet papers history, there are some very funny ones and there are some very important ones.
Toilet paper has some very interesting history, and some very funny and weird facts. Toilet paper was probably the most important invention of history for the restroom and it changed the lives of people in America.