A world of shit!
As of July 2007, the estimated population of the world was 6,602,224,175 (That's 6 billion, 602 million, 224 thousand, 175 people.) Now, just imagine every one of these people taking a dump each day. Next, imagine putting all these dumps into one big pile at the end of each day. Finally, imagine putting all these big piles into one brobdignagian pile of shit at the end of one year. What can one say? Oh, right: Shit!
The following 2 "trivbits" are from toilet.http://www.globalgang.org.uk/reallife/funkyfacts/toilets.htm
Time well spent...
An average person with an average life span spends approximately 3 years of his or her life on the can.
Don't tune your guitar to this...
Most toilets flush in the key of E-flat.
Go to "poopreport.com" for belly laughs and to "poopthebook.com" to see Dave's new book. The guy's an original.
http://www.poopreport.com/
http://www.poopthebook.com/
The following trivbit is from http://www.noveltp.com/gallery/index.html
So, that's where the money's going...
The Pentagon uses about 666 rolls of toilet paper per day.
The following tribvit is from http://www.icctas.com/ceramicindustry/sanitarywarehistory.htm
A plumbers' lobby with clout...
In 1519, the provincial government of Normandy, France passed a law making toilets compulsory in houses.
This Site is just plain fun...
World Bathroom and Toilet News and Etiquette
The following trivbit is from http://www.toilet.org.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27
Travelers, take heed who handles your food...
Only 30% of the world's population uses toilet paper.
Pissy people ...
Check out the world of urinals at http://www.urinal.net/urinal.net
The following trivbit is from http://www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Manhole-Cover.html
Keeping a lid on it!...
The average manhole cover weighs between 250 and 300 lb (113-136 kg). It's important for sewer manhole covers to be heavy because sewers can produce methane gas that could push lightweight covers out of the way, letting noxious gases up into the street.
The following trivbit is from http://www.bottlebooks.com/privyto.htm
Really?
In England and much of Europe during the industrial revolution, when so many people moved to the cities and into crowded and unsanitary living conditions, politeness dictated that people tossing waste out of their windows onto the street below were to shout, "Gardez L’eau" (literally "watch out for the water"). This saying remains a part of British vocabulary today in the use of the word loo as slang for toilet.
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