The Tudor Age - Tudor Tuesday Did you know that Sir John Harington, courtier to Elizabeth I, invented the first flushing toilet in England? He called it the 'Ajax' after the slang
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History Rage Podcast on Twitter: "#RAGEOFTHEDAY - Thomas Crapper DID NOT invent the flushing toilet. the Minoans had them. the flushing toilet was re-invented in the 16th century by John Harrington. It
Fusion Plumbing & Heating - Did You Know... Sir John Harrington, Godson of Queen Elizabeth, invented the first flush toilet in 1596? Hence why people call it "The John". Now You Know-Vember.
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SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
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