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"Do you know what was one of the most popular things in supermarkets during the lockdown in 2020? That’s right, toilet paper!"

Toilet paper is the most popular product in the supermarkets.

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"For example, by March 23, toilet paper was out of stock at 70% of U.S. grocery stores (including online sellers)."

At the end of March more than half of the stores in the USA had no toilet paper on their shelves.

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"Of course, everything started with the invention of paper which was made in the 2nd century BC in China. People began to use it for toilet purposes only in 6 AD."

Toilet paper was invented in the 2nd BC in China.

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"You want to know what was before toilet paper? Well, pieces of cloth, wood, grass, leaves, snow, sand, stone and even seashells."

One of the things that people used to use instead of toilet paper was snow.

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"Joseph Gayetty was the first to create the packaged toilet paper for sale. It was 1857. He even printed his own name on every sheet!"

The toilet paper which was created in 1857 had a name on it.

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"His toilet papers were loose, flat, sheets of paper. Joseph founded The Gayetty Firm in New Jersey, USA. Unfortunately, this invention failed."

Gayetty’s invention failed because his toilet paper was too flat and loose.

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"Ten years later, Thomas Seymour, Edward Irvin and Clarence Wood Scott started selling some kind of rolled toilet paper in Philadelphia. They founded the Scott Paper Company and it was the first company to sell toilet paper in rolls."

Toilet paper in rolls was a big success for the Scott Paper Company.

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"And finally in 1871, Zeth Wheeler was the one who patented rolled toilet paper."

Paper was patented in 1871 by Zeth Wheeler.

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Melt the butter and add it to the cream. Then use a spatula to ____ the mixture slowly.

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Oh no we missed our flight! Look, our plane just took____.

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