1. How is toilet paper made?

Trees are stripped of their bark and the wood is chipped into small pieces. The wood chips are cooked with chemicals and water in a pressure cooker to create pulp. The pulp is washed and bleached to remove color and impurities. The pulp is fed onto a paper machine that flattens and dries it into large rolls. The paper is embossed to create a texture and perforated to make it easier to tear. The large rolls are cut into smaller rolls, and then into individual sheets. The sheets are packaged into rolls, wrapped in paper or plastic, and boxed for distribution.

2. What happens to the tree that is stripped of its bark?

When a tree is completely stripped of bark around its trunk, it is essentially "girdled" and will eventually die because it can no longer transport nutrients and water from its roots to the leaves, disrupting its life cycle; this is why commercially harvested trees for paper products are not stripped of bark, but instead, the wood pulp is processed from the wood itself, not the bark.

3. Seems you just contradicted yourself.

Most paper companies strive to use sustainable forestry practices, replanting trees after harvesting to maintain a healthy forest ecosystem, and some do not. There is need for improvement. However, according to Fisher International, n early 90% of U.S. tissue manufacturers use recycled paper to make new products.

4. Why is some toilet paper softer than others?

The type of tree used to make toilet paper can affect its softness. Hardwood trees, like oaks and maples, are used to make traditional toilet paper, while softwood trees, like spruce and Douglas fir, are used to make softer toilet paper.

5. How are almond slivers made?

After going through an Almond Huller to extract the nut, dirt clods, and other larger debris, the almonds are briefly immersed in boiling water to loosen their skin. The almonds then pass through rubber rollers to remove the loosened skin.  The blanched almonds are split in half lengthwise using a hydraulic nut splitter.

6. Where do cashews come from?

Cashews grow on trees that are forty-six feet tall with irregularly shaped trunks and leathery leaves that are spirally arranged. Cashew apples and nuts typically form in the winter or dry season. They grow from the bottom of the cashew apple, which is attached to the stem of the tree. About two months after the fruit has set, the apple will turn pink or red and the nut will turn gray, indicating they are ready to be hand-picked. Afterwards, they are separated from the false fruit, roasted, cooled, cracked open, peeled, sundried and sorted – and only then sold as raw nuts.

7. What are the best names for a black cat and why?

Some of the best names for a black cat include "Shadow," "Jet," "Olive," and "Phantom" because they all evoke the color black and can represent a mysterious or elegant quality often associated with black cats; "Shadow" particularly signifies darkness and mystery, while "Jet" references the deep, inky color of a jet-black coat.

8. How are glass bugle beads made?

A hollow iron rod is coated with molten glass, and air is blown inside. A second rod is then inserted into the air bubble, and the two rods are drawn apart. The speed and distance the rods are drawn apart determines the diameter of the tube. After the glass cools, it is cut into sections. Longer sections become bugle beads, while shorter sections become seed beads. The glass is then tumbled to smooth out the edges. Some bugle beads are pressed into hexagonal shapes, while others are pressed into hexagons and then twisted. 

And there you have it, only some of the things that plague me. There are more.