Other things that were used before toilet paper include: Hay, corncobs, sticks, stones, sand, moss, hemp, wool, husks, fruit peels, ferns, sponges, seashells, and broken pottery. 15. 70-75% of the world still doesnât use toilet paper because it is too expensive or there is not sufficient plumbing.
Propensity is defined as a natural tendency. An example of propensity is an inborn love for writing. pl. -Â·ties. 1  a natural inclination or tendency; bent.  Obs. favorable inclination; bias (for)
Word Origin and History for propensity Expand. n. 1560s, disposition to favor, with -ty + obsolete adjective propense inclined, prone (1520s), from Latin propensus, past participle of propendere incline to, hang forward, hang down, weigh over, from pro- forward (see pro-) + pendere hang (see pendant).