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The Top-Secret Research (and Fake Poop) Behind Every Roll of Toilet Paper

Everybody poops—around a pound a day, in fact—and everybody wants a clean butt. Good old TP has come a long way since the first commercial toilet paper was marketed 162 years ago, and you might be surprised at how much Research & Development goes into each roll. We recently talked to researchers at Proctor and…

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Everybody poops—around a pound a day, in fact—and everybody wants a clean butt. Good old TP has come a long way since the first commercial toilet paper was marketed 162 years ago, and you might be surprised at how much Research & Development goes into each roll. We recently talked to researchers at Proctor and Gamble about the secret sauce that helps Charmin keep your rear-end feeling fresh. And by secret sauce, we mean secret fake poo. Here’s the inside poop scoop.

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  1. MichaelAChang

    August 15, 2019 at 11:02 am

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  2. I has a cat i'm aubrey

    August 15, 2019 at 11:19 am

    this was an awkward video to turn on lol

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  3. Jack McDaniel

    August 15, 2019 at 1:41 pm

    Americans are so squeamish about so many things that it is hilarious to think that they are still smearing s*** with toilet paper.

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  4. Jimmy Shot

    August 15, 2019 at 2:18 pm

    *walks in lab and sprays Liquid Ass fart spray*, yells “this is real shit!!!!”

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  5. jeff shein

    August 15, 2019 at 10:19 pm

    This is definitely my #2 favorite video on YouTube.

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  6. A3Kr0n

    August 16, 2019 at 2:23 am

    I use about one roll per month. Who’s using my extra rolls and for what purpose?

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    • Dean Evangelista

      August 18, 2019 at 2:50 am

      I have one of those “washlet” seats, and a roll will last me up to three months.

      Reply

  7. robbie scarallo

    November 19, 2019 at 5:03 am

    5:22 “Because humans are ridiculous prudes”

    5:55 “How often do you go”? (cuts answer out due to self-consciousness)

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