The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 1973 - Priceonomics
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Following a poorly-timed Johnny Carson joke in 1973, millions of Americans hoarded every toilet paper roll on the market and induced a mass hysteria.
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The greatest picture of the Oil Crisis of 1973 in The Netherlands (also known as a Carless Sunday). : r/pics
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Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 1973: History in a Minute (Episode 72)
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The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 1973 - Priceonomics
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Frenzied shoppers scramble to buy toilet paper at a supermarket in Tokyo during the oil crisis, November 1973. Panicked hoarding of toilet paper spread throughout Japan after rumors arose about shortages - [
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The Great Toilet-Paper Panic
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Toilet paper - Wikipedia
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The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 1973 - Strange Ago
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The Great Toilet-Paper Panic
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Remembering the great toilet paper shortage of 1973 - CBS News
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Rethinking Panic: Toilet Paper and the Uncertainties of Early 1970s Japan
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The Great Toilet Paper Crisis of 1973