TIL A lot of early North American's used dried out corn cobs to clean themselves up before toilet paper was invented.

https://www.cottonelle.com/en-ca/tips-advice/toilet-paper-101/what-did-people-use-before-toilet-paper#:~:text=Other%20ways%20of%20wiping%20before,that%20dangled%20in%20the%20water.

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/162qqut/til_a_lot_of_early_north_americans_used_dried_out/