All the Ways We've Wiped: The History of Toilet Paper and What Came Before
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Among tools people used in the past were moss, sponge on a stick, ceramic pieces and bamboo 'spatulas.'
Among tools people used in the past were moss, sponge on a stick, ceramic pieces and bamboo 'spatulas.'
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