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The Somewhat Surprising True History of the Toilet
“ The earliest known toilets date back to Mesopotamia some 5,000 years ago, but they were far from what we know today,” ...
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Archaeologists Unearth 1,300-Year-Old Flush Toilets at a Palace Complex in South Korea
One of the toilets, likely used by the crown prince and his court ladies, may have drained directly into a nearby river ...
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A potted history of the toilet
If so, let us fill in the blanks. Image caption, The history of toilets goes back a lot further than this roll of paper. In Ancient Egypt, around 3100 BC, having an indoor toilet showed a wealthy ...
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The Somewhat Surprising True History of the Toilet
To take a quick dive into the history of the toilet, I chatted with design historian and author Maile Pingel along with a few other design and plumbing experts. As it turns out, the history of the ...