The following trivbit is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House
Don't worry: There's still plenty left over for us...
The White House complex has 35 toilets.
The following trivbit is from http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s348188.htm
Anti-floating device!
The space shuttle toilet is called the Waste Collection System (WCS). The toilet flushes with air not water, and is located in its own tiny compartment in the mid-deck of the crew compartment. A bar across the thighs (or alternative Velcro thigh straps) secures the astronaut to the toilet, along with foot restraints. The toilet seat, which is made of a contoured, compliant semi-soft material, enables the astronaut to position his or her butt so that it creates a good seal with the toilet seat. When in use, air passages in the toilet circulate the air downward, forcing the waste to the bottom of the toilet into a storage bag. When finished, the astronaut opens the valve that exposes the bag to the vacuum of space, which instantly freeze-dries and deodorizes it. All bagged wastes are are then brought back to Earth for analysis and disposal.
The following trivbit is from http://www.divasthesite.com/Acting_Divas/Trivia/Trivia_Joan_Crawford.htm
A fresh start...
Each time Joan Crawford married, she changed the name of her Brentwood estate and installed all new toilet seats.
The following trivbit is from http://www.agromisalustrum.org/agromisa/index.php?gekozen=QNAS
Geez!
The world consuption of toilet paper accounts for 72,000 acres of woodland per day.
The following 2 trivbits are from http://www.hindunet.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=46272&Main=46272
A throne fit for a princess...
The International Toilet Museum has a framed copy of a report from last April's Hindustan Times about one of the most expensive toilet seats ever made. It was apparently a present Ben Affleck gave to Jennifer Lopez when they were engaged. The seat is adorned with rubies, sapphires, pearls and diamonds set in plastic so J-Lo's bottom wouldn't get scratched. The seat reportedly cost more than $100,000. According to the article Affleck told a friend, "Jennifer is my princess and she deserves only the best -- even when it comes to toilets."
I can't help but wonder if Ben asked not only for his engagement ring but also his toilet seat to be returned when the famous couple broke off their engagement.
The "hot" seat
From the International Toilet Museum: The most modern toilet on display in the museum is the Incinolet Electric Toilet. It was developed by the U.S. naval forces to be used in submarines. The toilet takes the W out of WC (water closet). After using the water-free toilet, you simply close the lid and press a button. Everything in the bowl is burned at 760 degrees Celsius and reduced to about one spoonful of odourless ashes.
The following trivbit is from http://www.davesdaily.com/section.php?page=2§ion=Offthewall
7th inning stretch, hah! Superbowl's got the half-time flush...
In the USA more toilets flush at the half time of the Super Bowl than at any other time of the year.
The following 2 trivbits are from http://www.maykuth.com/Projects/sewer89.htm">Tales from the Wasteland
A lifetime of dieting...
When sewer crawlers apply for the job, they must be able to crawl through a pipe 18 inches in diameter. Some applicants have the physical dimensions but, during underground tests, freeze in claustrophobic panic. Doctors say it isn't true, but crawlers believe that panic causes a human to swell up. They said a crawler once became so frightened that he expanded like a cork and cut off the air to the man behind him. The trailing crawler passed out. Both had to be pulled out of the pipe by the safety ropes crawlers wear on the job.
Filthy, dirty money--I'll take it!
In 1971 two sewer crawlers came upon some muddy bundles under Torresdale Avenue in Philadelphia that turned out to be $92,400 in cash. Nobody claimed the dirty money, and the crawlers were allowed to keep it.
The following trivbit is from http://www.toiletpaperworld.com/tpw/encyclopedia/navigation/funfacts.htm
Soldiers up in arms about toilet paper shortage...
The U.S. military used toilet paper to camouflage their tanks during Operation Desert Storm.
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