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History of the Toilet. By Aisling O’Leary 9/ 16/ 13. Going Inside. 2500 BC: First known indoor toilets Non-flushing toilets. Royal Flush. 1500 BC: World’s first flushing toilet in Crete Earthquake destroys queen’s palace and flushing toilet. Really Public Bathrooms.
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History of the Toilet By Aisling O’Leary 9/ 16/ 13
Going Inside • 2500 BC: First known indoor toilets • Non-flushing toilets
Royal Flush • 1500 BC: World’s first flushing toilet in Crete • Earthquake destroys queen’s palace and flushing toilet
Really Public Bathrooms • 800 BC: Cloaca Maxima built in Rome • Public toilets above sewer • No partitions • One sponge
This Job is the Pits • 1300 AD: Europeans use outhouses • Richard the Raker drowns in his own excrement
Heads Up • 1500s: Europeans use chamber pots • Toss contents out the window, shouting “Gardy-loo!”
A Charmin’ Idea • 1857: Joseph Gayetty introduces toilet paper • Before, people used whatever they could find
Bathroom Reading • 1672: Chamber pot disguised as a stack of books • Very popular in France
Stop Making Scents • 1775:First modern flush toilet • Alexander Cummings creates S-trap • Keeps toilet bowl filled with water • Prevents odor
Sculptured Seats • 1885: First one-piece, ceramic toilet • Called “Unitas” by Thomas Twyford • Eliminates leaky joints • Very popular – often covered with decorations or shaped
Minding Your Business • 1999: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company of Japan creates high-tech toilet • On the market in a few years
Top 3 Toilet Paper Brands • 1. White Cloud • 2. Quilted Northern Ultra Plush • 3. Great Value Ultra Strong