"Toilets, Johns, and the Crapper"
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- "John" is first attested to mean "toilet"1932
- The earliest known comparison of toilet to a throne1922
- Plumber Thomas Crapper becomes a sanitary engineer1861
- The word "Crapper" becomes a synonym for "toilet"1846
- Sir John Harington invents the first flushable john1596
- The term "throne" emerges (as "trone", the seat of God or a saint in heaven)1200
- The first toilet debuts (as an internal pit toilet)3200 BCE
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A history of… toilets⬈
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Toilet Timeline: A History of Latrines, Chamber Pots, & Smart Toilets⬈
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