Digging Into the History of the Flushing Toilet
When you think about the history of the flushing toilet, you probably don't picture the Bronze Age, but that's actually where this whole story kicks off. We usually take our modern ceramic thrones for granted, but for most of human history, dealing with "business" was a much more complicated, and often much smellier, affair. It wasn't just a matter of convenience; it was a struggle for survival, as people slowly figured out that keeping waste away from drinking water was the key to not dying of some pretty nasty diseases. ...