86 Toilets That Might Actually Be Cursed - AOL
4 天之前 · The "Toilets With Threatening Auras" Instagram page is dedicated to documenting the disturbing, weird and truly cursed bathroom-spaces from around the world. So get comfortable as you scroll ...
50 Of The Weirdest Lavatories From Around The World, As Shared …
2022年5月28日 · Aptly named 'Toilets With Threatening Auras', these pages that go by the handles @scarytoilet and @cursedbathrooms curate the best of spooky bathrooms found online. It's full of pictures of some of the most bizarre and straight-up terrifying lavatories from every corner of the world.
The Untold History Of Toilets - Grunge
2023年7月24日 · Even the most savvy toilet-history connoisseur may not know that Minoan toilets were quite literally plopped in the living room. Granted, toilets were placed discreetly off to the side, but one may imagine that social engagements became awkward fast.
From Filthy Streets to the First Flush: A Brief History of Toilets
2022年3月22日 · There were communal toilets, with a dozen or more holes in benches, where officials might conduct their business as they, well, conducted their business. There was still no such thing as toilet paper for the Romans though. They used a xylospongium, a sponge on the end of a stick that was rinsed and reused. Yuck. Medieval conveniences
An Expert’s Take on Toilet History and Customs from Antiquity …
2012年2月17日 · Ancient and Renaissance bathrooms were very different from our own. France’s King Henri III was known to regularly receive guests while seated on the toilet. History, in fact, tells us that he was assassinated during one such visit.
Cesspools and Sewers: Toilets in Dirty Old London
2014年11月19日 · Toilets were, initially, connected to existing cesspools; but it was discovered that the brick pits could not cope with the additional input of water. Foul-smelling liquid began to saturate gardens, or soak basements, before it could seep away.
The secret history of ancient toilets | Nature
2016年5月24日 · Were they chatty, social places or silent? What were the foreign influences on Roman toilets, and how did the toilet culture propagate between the capital and the distant states?
The Evolution of the Bath Room | Books, Health and History
2015年11月19日 · The company developed “the one-piece toilet, built-in tubs, combination faucets (which mix hot and cold water to deliver tempered water) and tarnish-proof, corrosion-proof chrome finishes for brass fittings.” 5 By 1929, Standard Sanitation led the bathroom fixture market worldwide. It still exists today as the American Standard company.
Toilets through time - On the Tudor Trail
A guided tour through 1000 years of toilet history, from the 18-seater ‘Common Jakes’ to an ornate Victorian flusher via Henry VIII’s constipation – and including the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kew Palace.
Thomas Eakins - Scenes from Modern Life: World Events: 1886 - PBS
English inventor Thomas Crapper invents the modern flush toilet; U.S. inventors Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter patent the Graphophone