1. Dear Alex, are you more famous than Justin Bieber? (Mateusz K., 22, Poznan)
Sadly, no. About four billion people don't use toilet paper. About 70% - 75 % of the world’s population does not use toilet paper. But I’m classic and I’ll stay in the business for many years to come.
2. Mr. Alex, what are your thoughts on global warming? (Piotr S., 27, Krakow)
Well, it takes about 384 trees to make the toilet paper that one man uses within his lifetime. I think we can reduce this number to a one ultra good tree. The one that could have Eiffell tower or Burj Khalifa as a tree houses in it.
3. Who are your ancestors, Alex? (Agnieszka W., 35, Warsaw)
Well, it was the Chinese who invented paper, so it is little surprise to discover that they were the first to use it in their personal hygiene practices.
The earliest recorded use of paper as a toiletry comes from China in the sixth century AD but it only became really popular from the fourteenth century when the Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty started having it manufactured for the purpose.
In 1393 the Court ordered no fewer than 720, 000 sheets to be made to keep the royal seat clean. The astonishing thing is that each sheet measured the equivalent of 60 cm by 90 cm. That's nearly 26,000 square miles of paper!
The Emperor Hong Wu was particularly delicate in his habits and ordered 15, 000 sheets to be made especially soft and perfumed for his personal use.
Damn, I’m smart.
