Cuyler Page wrote:

>Apparently the ancient Romans used an ocean sponge on a stick, stored in a basin of salt water so it would always be soft and moist for the next user.
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My laughing is half in and half out of culture shock.
Tell me about collecting hotel soap and I'll tell you about my mother's
bathroom.
It is refreshing for me to see that a sign of Roman culture was the
flattery of function.

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