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Julia Altshuler
 
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Default Life In 1500....

Doug Freyburger wrote:


> The indoor flush toilet was invented in the late 1800s. The inventor
> was named Crapper, so the word crap appears to be a retrofit from his
> name. He was beknighted by Queen Victoria for the invention.



Snopes must be getting a lot of traffic today:

http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp

--Lia



 
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