A sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement and urine.
Questions tagged [toilets]
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Are 40,000 Americans injured by toilets every year?
It is widely claimed across the internet that 40,000 Americans are injured every year by toilets.
A Wikipedia article mentions it:
Toilet related injuries are also surprisingly common, with some estimates ranging up to 40,000 injuries in the US…
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Is toilet paper roll orientation related to personality?
According to Over or under? The science of toilet paper orientation and Over or under? The great toilet paper debate
... some studies suggest that the answer is more than coincidence. For
instance, people who orient their rolls “over” are more…
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Can toilet paper (together with bodily waste) alone cause a clog in the toilet
I've encountered it in several places, mainly in public/hotel toilets, but also in my sister's old apartment, where people are asked to not throw anything (except for bodily waste) including toilet paper in to the toilet as it could cause a clog in…
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Can straining to defecate be lethal?
Elvis Presley and Don Simpson famously died going to the loo. However, both were heavy drug users, which was in both cases determined to have been the cause of death.
However, this hasn't stopped the pop-culture memetic mutation making it sound…
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Is it dangerous to stand or squat on a toilet seat?
I got a recent junk mail with the photo attached
https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xk5Ex.png (Warning: graphic images of the alleged injuries)
About the danger in pooping standing position and its result. This claim is for real?
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Are people more likely to use the toilet stalls in the middle?
From Business Insider (and several other sources, albeit with debatable credibility):
Research suggests you should avoid the middle stalls at all costs. A wealth of research shows that, given several equally good (or gross) options, people tend to…
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No Wipe Poo - Possible?
I read an article that says scientists have developed a pill that will make this possible, you take one pill with every meal and you'll no longer need to wipe after a bowel movement.
This new technology released in pill form, is consumed with every…
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