Your toilet probably flushes in E-flat

Where would we be without the internet? How would we ever know this kind of amazingly useful information?

Toilet facts:

The average person spends three years of their life on the “john”.
The average person flushes a toilet about 2500 times a year, while using about eight sheets of toilet paper per day.
An estimated 2.6 billion people worldwide do not have access to proper toilet facilities, particularly in rural areas of China and India.
Lack of suitable toilets and sanitation kills approximately 1.8 million people a year, many of them children.
According to Jack Sims, a further 500 million toilets are needed to bridge the gap in sanitation.
The first flushing toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harrington, a British noble and godson to Queen Elizabeth I. He only invented one, as he was ridiculed by his peers, but he still used it for himself.
Most toilets flush in the key of E flat.
On average, a person will use 22 litres of drinkable water every day flushing a toilet.

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6 Responses to “Your toilet probably flushes in E-flat”

witchypoo Says:
November 21st, 2008 at 7:10 pm
It’s a fact. I totally relate to toilets. I have two posts this week about them.

witchypoos latest blog post..It Had To Happen Sometime

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Dan Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:15 am
Lol, always great to know some facts about toilets - the life and soul of ones bowls (is that spelt right?)

Dans latest blog post..Saturday News Update

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DutchBitch Says:
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:57 am
Ahhh, nothing like starting my Sunday with toilet facts.. thanks for that, heh…

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Jeff says:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:08 am

Hey… we aim to please… glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for stopping by!

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Marita Says:
November 26th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Toilets are one of the much overlooked miracles of the modern age.

Plus about the only place I can get some peace and quiet from the rugrats these days.

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Jeff says:
November 26th, 2008 at 9:22 am

Congratulations! My wife can’t even escape there regularly.

They are a great invention. Interestingly, if you click the “Source” link in the post above, the article I took those facts from is talking about the next generation of toilets being water-less. Interesting stuff.

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