![After Pooping, the Ancient Romans Used a Sponge on a Stick to Wipe... Which was Re-Used and Generally Shared with Others After Pooping, the Ancient Romans Used a Sponge on a Stick to Wipe... Which was Re-Used and Generally Shared with Others](http://www.todayifoundout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roman-sponge-wiping.jpg)
After Pooping, the Ancient Romans Used a Sponge on a Stick to Wipe... Which was Re-Used and Generally Shared with Others
It's said Romans either used a shared sponge on a stick or brought their own to clean themselves after using a public latrine. Would Romans really have walked around with such a
![TOILET PAPER SHORTAGE? NO PROBLEM. DO WHAT THE ANCIENT ROMANS DID, PUT A SPONGE ON THE END OF A STICK - Imgur TOILET PAPER SHORTAGE? NO PROBLEM. DO WHAT THE ANCIENT ROMANS DID, PUT A SPONGE ON THE END OF A STICK - Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/izwMKFl.jpeg)
TOILET PAPER SHORTAGE? NO PROBLEM. DO WHAT THE ANCIENT ROMANS DID, PUT A SPONGE ON THE END OF A STICK - Imgur
![A xylospongium, the communal sponge-on-a-stick Ancient Romans shared for wiping in public latrines. - iFunny Brazil A xylospongium, the communal sponge-on-a-stick Ancient Romans shared for wiping in public latrines. - iFunny Brazil](https://imgb.ifunny.co/images/f0373fac7c6fd125a6cf54698a36e3b14009cd6ad62d8f2e54a10f528be7949a_1.jpg)
A xylospongium, the communal sponge-on-a-stick Ancient Romans shared for wiping in public latrines. - iFunny Brazil
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