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1. Believe it or not, there is a World Toilet Day. What day of the year is it celebrated?
2. Back in the days when homes didn't have the luxury of indoor plumbing, outhouses were used to answer the call of nature. Awaking in the middle of the night, in freezing cold temperatures, and entering a dark wooden shed that contained a hole for doing one's business was not anyone's idea of fun. How far did people place their outhouses from their homes to avoid unwelcome odors?
3. The first toilet in the White House was installed in 1825. Who was President when this occurred?
4. Early versions of the toilet have been around since the Greek and Roman days. In the 1100s Londoners used bathrooms that were called something else. What were they called?
5. In 1596 the godson of Queen Elizabeth 1 invented a toilet that could flush. He actually invented it just for her. What was his name?
6. The first commercial toilet paper was invented in 1857. Who invented it?
7. If you look inside the water tank of a toilet, the mechanisms seem simple. Many toilets have a plastic ball that floats in the water tank. What is it called in the USA?
8. There is a toilet-like type of bathroom fixture that is specifically used to freshen oneself after using the toilet. What is it called?
9. For efficiency and cost-saving measures, the National Energy Policy Act of 1995 requires new toilets to use a maximum of how many gallons of water per flush?
10. Although the flush toilet was invented during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, the first patent for the design of the flushing toilet was granted in 1775. Who received the patent?
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