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History of The toilet

When nature calls, we evolve. History of The toilet. Jordan Vear Per.7 4/11/13. 2500 BC, Harappan City (present day India) Earliest known toilets No flush Used brick-lined sewers. Going Inside. 1500 BC , Crete Greek plumbers create worlds first flush toilet Made for queen

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History of The toilet

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  1. When nature calls, we evolve History of The toilet Jordan Vear Per.7 4/11/13

  2. 2500 BC,Harappan City (present day India) Earliest known toilets No flush Used brick-lined sewers Going Inside

  3. 1500 BC, Crete Greek plumbers create worlds first flush toilet Made for queen Used rainwater to wash out waste Royal Flush

  4. 800 BCRome Construction of Gloaca Maxima Massive sewer system throughout the city Seats lined up on stone henches Sponges used for sanitation Really public bathrooms

  5. 1300 AD Europe Outhouses with large holes in the ground are common Posed a danger to those who might fall in This job is the pits

  6. 1500 AD Europe Most city dwellers excrete inside using chamber pots Waste was often heaved out of multi-storied buildings Heads up

  7. 1887 New York Joseph Gayetty develops toilet paper Dried corncobs, leaves, and catalogue paper were common substitutes A charmin’ idea

  8. 1672 France Chamber pot disguised as books became a popular model Bathroom reading

  9. 1775 England Alexander Cummings develops the S-strap A valve that keeps the bowl filled with water Helps diminish the scent Stop making scents

  10. 1885 Britain Thomas Twyford develops the Unitas A one piece, ceramic toilet Outperformed metal and wood toilets Sculptured Seats

  11. 1999 Japan High-tech toilet measures weight and body fat Able to give health advice based on analysis of stool Minding your buisiness

  12. 1880’s BritainThomas Crapper Popularizes the flush toilet No correlation between name and crap Crap Work

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