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the one thing a hitchhiker through the galaxy should never travel without.
means A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used to dry or wipe something, most often your wet skin or hands.
from From Old French 'toaille,' meaning a cloth for wiping, which English borrowed in the medieval period. The French word itself was taken from a Germanic source — related to Old High German 'twahila,' from a root meaning 'to wash,' a cousin of the same family that gave German 'zwehle.' So the towel has, from the very start, been bound up with the act of washing and drying.
- Roman roots
- Ancient Romans used scraped olive oil instead of drying off
- loop science
- Terrycloth loops boost surface area for faster soaking
- hidden ecosystem
- Damp towels grow more bacteria than toilet seats
- fiber war
- Cotton beats microfiber for fluff, loses on speed
phileas fogg's handkerchief — character in 'around the world in 80 days' (1873) who carried essential items including towels on his journey
egyptian cotton towels — produced in egypt's textile industry, known for absorbency and quality, major export product
turkish bath towels — traditional peshtemal and hammam towels from turkey, used for centuries in turkish baths