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Toilets are one of the parts of our lives which have changed the way we have excreted. We went from pooping everywhere to having a machine do the work for us.
The first toilets
On some days in the Roman empire, people would be found sitting on latrines where they would do their business while also talking to friends, family, and relatives. Also, one latrine would be able to fit about 20 Romans. All their excreted brown stuff would be in water conduits below them. This was really common back then, but later we realized it should be a little more private.
But later, we started to make some new toilets. It was two clay rectangles and a hole meant for both peeing and pooping. It was then that toilets started to be more private. People would put these clay structures in parts of their houses. These were connected to pipes that would be deposited into street canals. Some places even had manual flushes.
Complex toilets
In 100 A.D, some more complex toilets were emerging from the sewage pipes. The Roman Empire has automatic flowing water to deposit waste stuff. The Chinese dynasties also had both public and private toilets but however, but they would recycle them immediately. Some homes' sewage was even connected to pig sties. But the Roman empire fell so, other toilets started emerging as well.
Latrines were upgraded to "Gongs" where you basically poop into a large storage system of poop. Gong farmers would also travel a lot to dump the stuff. But, this was incredibly unsanitary.
Modern toilets
The first actually modern toilet was made in 1596 made by John Harrington, which would even have flushing capacities.
And then by the 19th century, all cities had modern toilets which we all use today.
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