Why can't you flush tissues down the toilet?

Tissues are made to stay together (not disintegrate) when wet so you can use them to blow your nose or whatever. But that means they can cause plumbing problems if you flush them. Even though they look similar to toilet paper, they're not because toilet paper is made to disintegrate immediately upon contact with water.

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