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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2026 · 12 MIN

How was toilet paper invented?

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Ew! Aah! Gross! Get ready for the stinkiest, silliest history lesson EVER! Before soft, fluffy toilet paper, what did people use? Think old leaves, bumpy corn cobs, and even sharp seashells! Yikes! Join Mira and Finn as they travel back to 600 AD China, where paper was first used for wiping—wow! Then, find out how an inventor named Joseph Gayetty sold the very FIRST modern toilet paper in America in 1857! Did you know old Sears catalogs sometimes ended up hanging in outhouses? Discover the hilarious and surprisingly splintery journey to today's bathroom routine! Don't miss this totally fascinating (and slightly funny) look at a topic you use every single day!

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