All the Ways We've Wiped: The History of Toilet Paper and What Came Before
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What People Used Before Toilet Paper Existed
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All the Ways We've Wiped: The History of Toilet Paper and What Came Before
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The Evolution of Toilet Paper
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TIL the patent for toilet paper (1891) features an illustration that would imply the correct way the roll should be placed would be so the paper hangs over, and not under.