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How Did You Celebrate World Toilet Day?

A great reason to celebrate – and it seems Wall Street led the way.

“Each year, lack of toilets cause 200 million tons of humans waste to go uncollected and untreated around the world, fouling the environment and exposing millions of people to diseases,” said a statement on the organization’s web site.

As expected, some are calling for an end to “Flushing Toilets”, as the concept of flushing is unsustainable.

There are even calls for a new toilet tax.

Interesting 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.
• 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.

So what are your plans for today’s celebration?

photo credit: Lawrence Whittemore