The Toilet Paper Museum was established a long time ago in a reality far far away, fulfilling the founder's lifelong dream of creating a tribute to this lowly and often overlooked substance which forms a major part of the foundation of our civilization.  It grew steadily until it rivalled the Smithsonian Institution in size, but tragically suffered a major setback during the Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 1973 when it was pillaged by an armed band of desperate dysentery-ridden tourists.  The majority of specimens, including some quite valuable and irreplaceable ones, were lost, and the physical facilities damaged beyond repair.  The job of rebuilding has been slow and painful, but thanks to the donations of our devoted patrons and the tireless and unrelenting efforts of our enormously dedicated volunteer staff, the museum is gradually reattaining a vestige of its former glory as a widely renowned repository of rectal rolls.  The museum made the transition to the virtual world in 1999, resulting in the virtual facility you are now touring.