屎记024：厕纸
1400: The first toilet paper is made for the Emperor ofChina.
It is available in one size 2'-by-3' sheets.
1509: King Henry VIII appoints a Groom ofthe Stool, whose
sole function is to clean the royal anus by hand. It
becomes a highly respected and coveted position.
1725: The French author François Rabelais, in his book
Gargantua, recommends wiping with nettles, velvet,
handkerchiefs, carpets, or, for added comfort, the neck of
a goose.
1750: Mussel shells and corncobs are widely used for cleaning
purposes. Hawaiian islanders, however, prefer to use
coconut husks.
1880: Publishers of The Old Farmer’s Almanac improve
circulation by punching a hole in the corner oftheir
respected organ so it can be hung on a nail in the
outhouse.
1890: The Scott Paper Company manufactures the first
perforated toilet roll, but is reluctant to put its name on
its groundbreaking product. It is demurely described in
their advertisements as “curl papers for hairdressing.”
1930: Sears customers are enraged when their catalog, another
popular outhouse choice, is produced on glossy,
nonabsorbent paper.
1942: Britain’s first soft two-ply toilet paper, advertised as
“splinter-free,” is available only from Harrods.
Meanwhile, the country’s best-selling novelty toilet paper
is single-ply printed with images ofAdolfHitler.
1967: During recording sessions for Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely
Hearts Club Band, Beatle George Harrison complains to
EMI about the studio’s hard, scratchy toilet paper. An
executive decision is taken at boardroom level to replace
it with the softer variety.
1984: A Christian group, the World Reformed Alliance, sends
twenty thousand free Bibles to Romania, where dictator
Nicolae Ceau¸ sescu has promised to distribute them. The
Bibles arrive, but Ceau¸ sescu confiscates the lot and has
them pulped to ease a national toilet paper shortage. The
quality ofRomanian pulping is so poor, however, that
words such as “God” and “Jeremiah” are still clearly
visible.
1994: A severe national toilet paper shortage in Cuba leads to
the ransacking ofa library, where rare books are stolen
and torn apart. An official explains that most Cubans
have long since used up their telephone books.
1999: Japanese inventors unveil the paperless toilet, a device
that washes, rinses, and blow-dries the user’s bottom with
a heating element.
It is available in one size 2'-by-3' sheets.
1509: King Henry VIII appoints a Groom ofthe Stool, whose
sole function is to clean the royal anus by hand. It
becomes a highly respected and coveted position.
1725: The French author François Rabelais, in his book
Gargantua, recommends wiping with nettles, velvet,
handkerchiefs, carpets, or, for added comfort, the neck of
a goose.
1750: Mussel shells and corncobs are widely used for cleaning
purposes. Hawaiian islanders, however, prefer to use
coconut husks.
1880: Publishers of The Old Farmer’s Almanac improve
circulation by punching a hole in the corner oftheir
respected organ so it can be hung on a nail in the
outhouse.
1890: The Scott Paper Company manufactures the first
perforated toilet roll, but is reluctant to put its name on
its groundbreaking product. It is demurely described in
their advertisements as “curl papers for hairdressing.”
1930: Sears customers are enraged when their catalog, another
popular outhouse choice, is produced on glossy,
nonabsorbent paper.
1942: Britain’s first soft two-ply toilet paper, advertised as
“splinter-free,” is available only from Harrods.
Meanwhile, the country’s best-selling novelty toilet paper
is single-ply printed with images ofAdolfHitler.
1967: During recording sessions for Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely
Hearts Club Band, Beatle George Harrison complains to
EMI about the studio’s hard, scratchy toilet paper. An
executive decision is taken at boardroom level to replace
it with the softer variety.
1984: A Christian group, the World Reformed Alliance, sends
twenty thousand free Bibles to Romania, where dictator
Nicolae Ceau¸ sescu has promised to distribute them. The
Bibles arrive, but Ceau¸ sescu confiscates the lot and has
them pulped to ease a national toilet paper shortage. The
quality ofRomanian pulping is so poor, however, that
words such as “God” and “Jeremiah” are still clearly
visible.
1994: A severe national toilet paper shortage in Cuba leads to
the ransacking ofa library, where rare books are stolen
and torn apart. An official explains that most Cubans
have long since used up their telephone books.
1999: Japanese inventors unveil the paperless toilet, a device
that washes, rinses, and blow-dries the user’s bottom with
a heating element.
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