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Who first flushed a toilet?

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Anonymous

17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

There are said to be flushing toilets as far back as 26 BC. However, the person credited with stepping toilets towards their modern form was Sir John Harington in 1596. I imagine he had to flush a few times to get things flowing correctly.

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