![SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G39TGD/sir-john-harington-english-courtier-and-writer-inventor-of-the-flush-G39TGD.jpg)
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
Fusion Plumbing & Heating - Did You Know... Sir John Harrington, Godson of Queen Elizabeth, invented the first flush toilet in 1596? Hence why people call it "The John". Now You Know-Vember.
![History Rage Podcast on Twitter: "#RAGEOFTHEDAY - Thomas Crapper DID NOT invent the flushing toilet. the Minoans had them. the flushing toilet was re-invented in the 16th century by John Harrington. It History Rage Podcast on Twitter: "#RAGEOFTHEDAY - Thomas Crapper DID NOT invent the flushing toilet. the Minoans had them. the flushing toilet was re-invented in the 16th century by John Harrington. It](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FD_Ch_uXEAA1-ez.jpg)
History Rage Podcast on Twitter: "#RAGEOFTHEDAY - Thomas Crapper DID NOT invent the flushing toilet. the Minoans had them. the flushing toilet was re-invented in the 16th century by John Harrington. It
The Waterworks - #Fridayfunfact The flushing toilet was invented by John Harrington in 1596, which is where we get the nickname “the John.” We also call the toilet “the crapper” because of
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