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History of the Toilet

Going Inside

About 2500 Bc: Toilets which do not flush were developed

They were empty into a brick-lined sewer system.

The Royal Flush

About 1500 bc: the world's first flush toilet was created in the queen's bathroom.

An earthquake destroys the royal house around 1400 Ac.

Really Public Bathrooms

About 800 bc: Construction of the Cloaca Maxima takes place.

11,000 seats are lined up in rectangular rooms along stone henches--with no partitions for privacy.

This Job is the Pits

1300 AD: Outhouses are now popular in Europe.At this time an outhouse cleaner drowns in his own feces

Heads Up

1500s: Many Europeans relieve themselves in Chamber Pots.

When the pot is full, they just toss the contents out the window, shouting "Gardy-loo!"

A Charmin’ Idea

1857: Joseph Gayetty introduces toilet paper. Before this invention, people used whatever

they could find

Bathroom Reading

1672: You can now buy a fancy chamber pot disguised as a stack of books

This was very popular in France

Stop Making Scents

1775: The modern flush toilet is-finally born. The S-trap is a valve that keeps the bowl

filled with water.

Sculptured Seats

1885: the Unitas, was introduced. These ceramic toilets catch on quickly –

because they eliminate unpleasant odors

Minding your Business

1999: The Matsushita Electronic Industrial Company of Japan previews a high-tech bowl.

The Clever pot is expected to be on the market in a few years.

Interesting Toilet Facts

Thomas Crapper invented the flushing toilet.An average person will visit the toilet 2500

times per year. That’s 6-8 times a day and totals to 3 years of your life.

People use about 57 sheets of toilet paper everyday