Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Rome

7. Shared ‘Sponge-Sticks’

Their belief that the dead feed on feces should be the least of your disgust. In ancient Rome, Romans share sponge-sticks after making their business in public toilets. A sponge-stick was the ‘toilet paper’ of ancient Romans. Instead of water or toilet paper, they used a sponge which was attached to a stick to clean their buttocks after defecating. More so, this sponge doesn’t get cleaned after each use but is shared and used by everyone who visited the public toilet.

8. Some uses of Urine you should look into

In ancient Rome, urine was a commodity – meaning it was actually bought and sold. Therefore, Romans would use it as a teeth whitener and also as bleach and detergent for clothes. Because they believed that if they soaked their clothes in urine for long hours, their clothes would be sparkling clean.