The first modern flushable toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harrington who installed one for his godmother, Elizabeth I.
Occasionally, some brave knights would conduct sneak attacks by entering the castle via the shaft connected to the garderobe. Throughout history, there have been a number of famous people who died on the toilet. Several of them were stabbed from below while in the process of defecating.
These people include King Edmund II of England (30 November 1016), Jaromír Duke of Bohemia (4 November 1035), Godfrey IV Duke of Lower Lorraine (circa. 26-27 February 1076), Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (4 August 1306) and Uesugi Kenshin (19 April 1578).
- stoy ( @stoy@lemmy.zip ) English27•9 months ago
I am not sure I agree with people calling this kind of toilet flushable…
- qyron ( @qyron@sopuli.xyz ) English19•9 months ago
Getting poked to death when taking a dump…
That has to be close to the top of sorryful ways to die.
Imagine the epitaph.
- Even_Adder ( @Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English10•9 months ago
The poo stains never really went away.
- nova_ad_vitum ( @nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca ) English6•9 months ago
That stone had seen things.
- guyrocket ( @guyrocket@kbin.social ) 6•9 months ago
If they were to design that so the waste fell into the moat then it seems like a great design.
Just don’t drink out of the moat.
- stewie3128 ( @stewie3128@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•9 months ago
Fish pond toilets and pig toilets are still a thing in some parts of India
- ramble81 ( @ramble81@lemm.ee ) English5•9 months ago
Notice that section of the wall is slightly discolored from the part to the right? You’re welcome.
- ivanafterall ( @ivanafterall@kbin.social ) 5•9 months ago
Do the poops bounce down Plinko style? Did the poor people stand underneath?
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) English2•9 months ago
If your poop bounces, you need to reconsider your diet.
- watersnipje ( @watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English3•9 months ago
I swallow a lot of chewing gum.