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Interresting
(and horrific) sanitation facts
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SanaGloss
SanaGloss is a toilet glazing that helps keep the toilet bowl
clean for a lifetime. SanaGloss glazing seals the toilet bowl
with an ionized barrier, creating a super smooth surface.
This non-porous surface helps prevent particles from adhering
to ceramic, while the catalyzed ion barrier actually repels
particles away.
The
difference between a one-piece and a two-piece toilet:
Two piece toilets have a separate tank and bowl, while one-piece
designs have a single, integrated tank and bowl design. One-piece
toilet designs are more popular for upscale residential installations.
| The
First Toilet: The toilet was
not invented by Thomas Crapper as was originally thought
but by an english gentleman named Sir John Harrington,
godson to Queen Elizabeth I. In 1596, he set about making
a "necessary" for his godmother and himself.
Harrington unfortunately ended his career with this invention
because of ridicule from his peers for this absurd device.
He never built another one, but he and his godmother both
used theirs. The idea was not adopted for almost 182 years. |
Toilet
Paper: In 1857, Joseph C.
Gayetty of New York produced the first packaged toilet
paper in the U.S. It consisted of pre-moistened flat
sheets medicated with aloe and was named "Gayetty’s
Medicated Paper".
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1739:
First separate toilet for men and women appear at a
ball in Paris. |
| In
1973 evening talk show host Johnny Carson made a joke
about the United States facing an acute shortage of
toilet paper. The next day viewers ran out to stores
buying every roll in sight and begin hoarding them and
by noon, most stores were out of toilet paper. Carson
apologized the following day for causing the scare and
retracted his quote. |
In
olden days and before toilet tissue was invented, people had
to get creative in matters concerning sanitation.
- Ancient
Rome - Citizens used a stick with a sponge attached to its
end that soaked in a bucket of brine.
- The
wealthy in Ancient Rome used wool and rosewater.
- In
1391, the Chinese Emperor ordered sheets of two feet by
three feet of toilet paper to be made.
- Lace
and Hemp was used by French Royalty.
- Eskimos
used tundra moss if available otherwise they had to make
do with snow.
- Late
Middle Ages The French invented the bidet for proper cleansing.
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Surveys
A
survey was done to determine if respondents were "wadders"
or "folders" of toilet paper. One result was
that 58% of men fold toilet paper and 52% of women crumple
their toilet paper.
Another
survey determined that 49% of the respondents said that
if stranded on an island, and they could take only one
necessity, they would take toilet paper. |
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