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HELEN SUSMANCOMPUTER APPS 1
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