How the COVID-19 Toilet Paper Shortage Made Americans Embrace the Bidet

On this episode of Our American Stories, it took empty store shelves and a toilet paper shortage for many Americans to finally take the bidet seriously. Long dismissed as unnecessary or foreign, the 18th-century bathroom invention saw a surprising surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, and unlike many pandemic fads, it never faded. Bidet sales exploded, inventories vanished, and companies like Bidet King have reported steady growth ever since.

Simon Whistler, host of Brain Food Show and the Today I Found Out YouTube channel, tells the unexpected story of how a centuries-old invention found new life during a modern crisis.

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