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58cd5b2b | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +7 
 Let's not forget that 2,000 years ago, the Romans had toilets and baths, while most of the world was shitting behind trees just two hundred years ago...
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CitizenPleb | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 And with that, just hit my daily Thinking About The Roman Empire quota.
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cryptowolf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 MORE!
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CitizenPleb | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Semper discens?
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2e202d92 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Don't live like a heathen, get a bidet. Not having one is a shitty decision.
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cryptowolf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I guess you didn't read my original comment.
I do have a bidet.  I said I would like to upgrade it. smh.
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cryptowolf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 most Romans were shitting behind trees too or using public latrines.
only the wealthy owned toilets.

https://www.ranker.com/list/ancient-roman-toilets-history/jim-rowley
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58cd5b2b | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 That's true, but it's a question of population percentage. Because at the French court, for example, even the kings did it anywhere... so you could say it was the 100% who didn't have a toilet. But that's just to illustrate the point 😉