The mystery of the horseshoe-shaped toilet seats in public restrooms has finally been answered. Henryk Sadura – stock.adobe.com “Open front seats and elongated toilet bowls for public ...

Open-front toilet seats — sometimes referred to as “U-shaped” or “split” seats — are almost exclusively affixed to toilets in publicly accessible bathrooms or commercial spaces.

"It's got a big, flat, toilet seat-shaped head, which allows it to open its mouth and suck in prey," Pardo said. "It has these huge fangs, the whole front of the mouth is just giant teeth." ...

you may find yourself pushing open the stall door with your elbows, crouching precariously above the toilet seat rather than letting your skin touch it, and flushing with your shoe. "To my ...