• Toilet paper was invented in China in 1391 A.D.
• The first roll of toilet paper was manufactured by the Scott Paper Company in 1890 • Queen Elizabeth I’s godson, Sir John Harrington, invented the flushing toilet in 1596
• Sir Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet. But he did contribute greatly to modern plumbing with inventions he patented between 1861 and 1904. • Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine,” advocated cold water baths as a cure for almost any ill. Using hot water was considered effeminate.
• As long ago as 800 B.C. the Romans built enormous sewers to drain waste from the city. • The ancient Roman aqueducts still rate among the most amazing Roman engineering achievements, bringing water from mountain streams as far as 50 miles away, sometimes channeling underground, sometimes rising on piers.
• In 1652 the first waterworks was built in Boston, using underground pipes made from hollowed out logs. • A chicken is about three-fourths water, and a pineapple is about four-fifths water.
• Humans take in over 16,000 gallons of water during their lifetimes, with an average of 2.5 quarts per day.
• Of all the earth's water, 97% is salt water found in oceans and seas. • Only 1% of the earth's water is available for drinking water. Two percent is currently frozen.
