The correct orientation of the end of a toilet paper roll in a bathroom dispenser — on the outside (over), or behind the roll (under) — has sparked decades of debate, even within families.

A tweet of an 1891 patent for toilet paper provides evidence for the under vs. over debate. There is nothing like a debate to get people going on social media.

The most common argument couples have about toilet paper -- besides, you know, putting it in the holder -- is whether the toilet paper is supposed to go over or under. It's typically a matter of ...

It’s in the same toilet paper holder, I use it the same way, but it has a slight benefit,” Kudrowitz says. “Incremental innovation is just so easy for us to just accept.” ...

The topic of conversation is a patent from 1891 with the dull title " Wrapping or toilet paper roll." Inventor Seth Wheeler of Albany, New York, patented a toilet paper roll with tear-off sheets.

His 1894 patent for a roll of toilet paper “composed of a plurality of individual rolls united so as to revolve simultaneously” clearly shows three rolls all in the “under” configuration.

The argument over whether toilet paper should be rolled over or under now has a new point of reference. Owen Williams, a tech writer for The Next Web, tweeted a photo on Monday of the original ...