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U of M Grad, Brother Develop Toilet Paper Advertising

George McIntyre — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:01:43 +0000

Jordan Silverman, a recent University of Michigan graduate, and his brother Bryan are on a roll. They're attempting to crack the world of advertising with a unique product: Toilet paper printed with ads and coupons.

Don't pooh-pooh the idea, these entrepreneurial brothers just may make a butt-load of cash!

Over or Under? What's the Right Way to Hang Toilet Paper [POLL]

George McIntyre — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:50:50 +0000

Let’s settle this, once and for all! Should the toilet paper be hung with the paper feeding from the top (over) or the bottom of (under) the roll? Take our ‘Roll Poll’ Has this issue ever caused an argument at your house? I remember reading an Ann Landers column in which she stated that this [...]

Engineers Finally Rule Whether Toilet Paper Rolls Should Go Over or Under

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:00:42 +0000

It’s an age-old question (and probably the cause of more than one marital argument): Which way should toilet paper rolls be oriented? This is serious business, people. So serious that even engineers have gotten involved. The awesome folks at EngineeringDegree.net put together an infographic covering everything from the history of toilet paper to the physics involved in how it’s hung and the pros and cons of each.

7 Shocking Eating Addictions From TLC's 'My Strange Addiction' [VIDEOS]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Earlier this year, the TV show ‘My Strange Addiction’ (Wednesdays on TLC) featured a woman who has one of the strangest addictions we have ever seen. Adele is a 30-year-old who likes to eat couch cushions. She doesn’t just chew on them, she actually eats them. When added all up, she has eaten a combined total of seven couches and two chairs in her lifetime.

We were so fascinated by this truly strange addiction that we decided to look for more footage of unusual eating addictions that they’ve had on the show. We certainly found them.

You can watch all 7 of them after the jump.

Tubeless Toilet Paper

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:46:15 +0000

On November 1st, TV, print, billboard and in-store advertising will break in the North East for the world’s first core-less toilet paper-Scott Naturals Tube-Free bath tissue. Providing an everyday way to go green, the world’s first tube-free toilet paper will first be introduced in the Northeast on November 1 in Wal-mart and Sam’s Club stores. [...]