SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: What Did People Use Before Toilet Paper?

Using the bathroom has come a long way from when ancient Greeks used stones and pieces of clay for personal hygiene. Toilet paper is one of those things that often gets taken for granted in modern times, except for places Charmin has yet to infiltrate. This is definitely one of those unavoidable things in life, so through many centuries and in many cultures, everyone had their own method of staying clean. Be warned: We’re going to get specific.

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/48950/what-did-people-use-toilet-paper

ENTERTAINMENT: Enormous deckchair!!

This enormous deckchair was a piece created by sculptor Stuart Murdoch, and is available for your sun-bathing pleasure...

http://brainsugar.ca/worlds-largest-beach-chair#

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Apple pie, diplomatically interpreted

As predicted, not too many of 15 global takes on all-American apple pies at the State Department’s Fourth of July celebration on Wednesday evening actually looked like pies. Once the trio of judges’ marks for appearance, taste and creativity had been tallied, Belgium’s fruity eagle on a patriotic background landed in the No. 1 spot.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/apple-pie-diplomatically-interpreted/2012/07/05/gJQAY9iLQW_blog.html