Flush Away Your Boredom: 9 Hilarious Fun Facts About Toilet Paper!

Flush Away Your Boredom: 9 Hilarious Fun Facts About Toilet Paper!

1. The average person uses 57 sheets of toilet paper per day. That's enough to circle the Earth 3 times in a year! Don't believe me? Try it yourself!

2. Toilet paper was first invented in China in the 6th century but didn't become popular until 1857. What did people use before then? Let your imagination run wild.

3. Using toilet paper for personal hygiene was considered a luxury until the late 19th century. How did people survive without it? We'll let you ponder on that.

4. One roll of toilet paper has approximately 333 sheets. So, if you stacked all the toilet paper rolls sold in the US in one year, it would reach to the moon and back...twice!

5. In the early 20th century, toilet paper was advertised as a cure for hemorrhoids. Sorry ladies, but this fact kills that myth!

6. During the 1987 Grammy Awards, actor John Gilchrist won an award for "Best Album Notes" for his work on an album called "Flushed From The Bathroom of Your Heart." Talk about a crappy job!

7. In 1996, there was an online poll asking if people prefer their toilet paper to roll over or under. The results? Over won by a landslide. (Clearly, some people have too much time on their hands.)

8. The infamous "toilet paper dress" was created in 2007 using 1,000 feet of Charmin toilet paper. It was on display in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in Wisconsin Dells. Wonder if it was ever used in an emergency?

9. The average person spends about 3 years of their life sitting on the toilet and 92% of people admit to talking on their phones while doing their business.
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