25 Vintage Hygiene Hacks That Are Nasty and Unusual

One Man Had the Job of Being the King’s Butt Wiper

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It was once an honor to be the man who wiped the King’s behind after his restroom trips. During the Victorian Era, there was a prized man crowned the “groom of the King’s close stool.” He was solely responsible for everything that happened in that restroom, underneath those extensive clothes (and without sanitary napkins).

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