15 remarkable facts about Toilets

We all use the toilets daily but very rarely people like to talk about them. Let us see here the details about some astonishing facts of Toilet. In 1596, Sir John Harrington was the first to invent the flushing toilet for Queen Elizabeth. He was originally expelled from the Royal Court for spreading indecent stories, but after his invention, he was allowed back. Look here some 15 interesting facts about toilet.

1. King George II of Britain was the first to die falling off a toilet on October 25th 1760.

2. It is noted by the survey that the average person spends three whole years of their lifetime sitting on the toilet.

3. “Psycho” was the first movie to show a toilet flushing scene. This scene caused very huge number of complaints about impropriety.

4. It is anticipated that nearly 2.6 billion people worldwide do not have access to proper toilet facilities, particularly in rural areas of the country like India and China.

5. Pomegranates studded with cloves were used as the first attempt for making toilet air-freshner.

6. The first toilet cubicle in a row is the least used and consequently it was cleanest.

7. In olden days, Roman army did not have the toilet papers so they used a water soaked sponge on the end of a stick instead!

8. Approximately $100,000 US dollars were spent on a study to determine whether most people put their toilet paper on the holder with the flap in front or behind. The answer was found out by the survey that three out of every four people have the flap in the front.

9. The toilet is flushed more times during the super bowl halftime than at any time during the year.

10. When toilet papers were first launched then a person named Hermann Goering refused to use regulation toilet paper, instead of it he bought soft white handkerchiefs in bulk and used them.

11. It is found out that there are nearly 40,000 germs per square inch on the toilet handle in a public restroom.

12. According to the survey in 1992, British public toilets were voted the worst in the world. Subsequently behind were Greece, France and Thailand after British.

13. A recent study made by the EPA has found that the fish contains trace amounts of cholesterol-lowering drugs, pain relievers, antibiotics, caffeine, anti-depressants and estrogen. 90% of pharmaceuticals taken by people are excreted through urination. Therefore our sewer systems contain heavy doses of drugs.

14. Thomas Crapper perfected the draw off flush system we use today though he did not invent the toilet. He was born in a small village of Thorne, which is an anagram of throne.

15. Approximately 1.8 million people every year are killed due to lack of suitable toilets and hygiene. Most of them are children as they are affected more by the germs.