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Posted on 17 February 2010 (0)

What makes a Toilet Bowl in South Florida The first toilet was invented in 1596 by John Harrington.  It was not called a toilet, though.  In those days it was better known as a “water closet”.  It took an Englishman by the name of Thomas Crapper (no, I am not kidding) to popularize that piece [...]

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