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11h 58min, may 16, 1775 y - S Shaped Drain

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As part of continued sanitation development, Alexander Cummings, a watchmaker, developed the S-shaped pipe under the toilet basin to keep out smells.

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11h 58min, may 16, 1775 y
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~ 250 years ago