costco sells enough toilet paper per year to wrap around the earth 1,200 times. and it all has to go somewhere, even if we don't like to think about that.

most toilets in hong kong use sea water.

most toilet paper in france is pink.

in 1973, a joke on an american tv talk show convinced consumers to hoard toilet paper, causing a nationwide shortage... and a huge boost in sales.

less than 2% of the toilet paper sold in the u.s. is made of 100% recycled paper.

in 2011, americans used 36 million rolls of toilet paper - the equivalent of 15 million trees. its production and use accounts for 473 billion-with-a-b gallons of water.

squatting to poop is actually better for your body than sitting, which leads to hemorrhoids and diverticulitis.

(most toilets in china are of the squat variety.)

unless you close your toilet before flushing, if you keep your toothbrush on the bathroom counter, there's a good chance it has fecal matter on it.