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Ancient World
28 Facts About Ancient Greece That Go Beyond the Philosophy and Olympics
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Ancient Greeks used broken pottery as a primitive form of toilet paper.
Inscribed pottery shards known as ostraca.
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Greeks frequently used abrasive ceramic fragments called pessoi to clean themselves after using the restroom. This practice was common across all social classes before the invention of softer alternatives.
"Archaeologists found pessoi in ancient latrines containing traces of mineralized excrement."
Some fragments even featured the names of enemies inscribed on them, allowing the user to literally defile their rivals.
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