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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