Sotheby's Auction: Soviet Toilet Paper Roll Sold for $5 Million.
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A roll of toilet paper from 1965 was sold for $5 million at an auction in New York. This toilet paper was made in the Soviet Union, which is surprising because most people thought they didn't make this product.
The auction house said this was the first and only time the Soviet Union tried to make toilet paper. They were very proud to show this special item to the world.
Russian historians agreed that the toilet paper was real. They said that the Soviet Union tried to make hygiene products in the 1960s, but it didn't work out.
Making toilet paper was too expensive, and most people didn't think it was necessary. Important people in the Soviet government used toilet paper from other countries.
The toilet paper that was sold was secretly taken out of the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva. She said that the director of the factory gave her the toilet paper as a gift before she left the country.
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How much was the roll of toilet paper sold for?
$5 million
Who took the toilet paper out of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva
Why did the Soviet Union stop making toilet paper?
Making toilet paper was too expensive and most people didn't think it was necessary.
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