The following trivbit is from http://www.worldtoilet.org/advertorials/On_a_roll.htm
Doing toilet paper "continental" style.
The fact that not all toilet paper is the same is evidenced by the different habits existing all over the world.
For example, toilet paper in Great Britain
and the USA is thinner and users like to crumple it up to do the job.
The French prefer colored toilet paper, the standard shade being pink. The French also prefer scented toilet paper to
give the bathroom a special touch.
The trend in Australia is moving towards luxurious designer toilet paper that matches the
bathroom or even the home interior.
In Germany, consumers can choose between a wide variety of toilet papers -- single-ply to four-ply,
extra-thick or super-soft, recycled, bleached or printed with colourful motifs. German consumers place particular emphasis on the quality
of the products. Consequently, toilet paper must be soft above all else. According to a study by a German Research Association, which was
commissioned by the producer of Zewa, the German toilet paper brand, over fifty percent of all Germans use three-ply toilet paper and 20% use
environmentally friendly papers. It is interesting to note in this connection that most Germans (approx. 80%) fold toilet paper neatly before
using it.
The following trivbit is from http://www.indiana.edu/~kisiss/questions/STDs0101.htm
Let this be the last word on this!
The most common and dangerous STDs are not transmissible through contact with toilet seats. Irritating parasites, however, can be passed on through contact with toilet seats. So, as with anything else--exercise caution. (If you must sit on a public toilet seat, wipe it off then cover it with toilet paper.)
The following trivbit is from http://itotd.com/articles/432/paris-sewers/
Sewers with street signs!
The underground sewers of Paris almost exactly follow the layout of the streets above—in fact, every corner within the sewers has a street sign on it that mirrors the street above it . Where a wide boulevard runs on the surface, a wide sewer tunnel (or two) runs beneath; smaller streets have smaller sewers, and even side streets and alleys are duplicated underground. In all, there are about 1,300 miles (2,100km) of sewer tunnels underneath Paris.
The following trivbit is from http://www.armenianteens.com/funny_crazy_facts.php
Do the math...
There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet paper roll. So if you want to know how many butt wipes you can get from a roll of toilet paper, divide 333 by the average number of squares you use per session.
A pissing contest?
China Public Restroom Has 1,000 Stalla -- BEIJING (AP) -- They're flush with pride in a southwestern Chinese city where a recently-opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 32,290 square feet. Officials in Chongqing are preparing to submit an application to Guinness World Records to have the free four-story public bathroom listed as the world's largest, the state-run China Central Television reported Friday.
The following trivbit is from http://www.gadling.com/2007/11/11/india-and-now-korea-more-toilet-talk/
India sounds like a crappy place!
In the West, toilets and toilet paper are taken for granted and people complain about the dog crap they occasionally step into. But if
you think we got it bad, check this out: In India, the government lets out pigs into the street to eat people's excretion -- there's
just so much of it.
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