IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down113
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square80linkfedilink
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·2 months agoThe scary part was the communal sponge
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoYou wanted to be first in line for the new sponge, that’s for sure.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoCurrent research doesn’t support that. Most likely, the sponge sticks were used as a toilet brush, and pieces of cloth were used to wipe.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIf there is flowing water beneath just rinse it
minus-squareRegrettable_incident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoFlowing water with bobbing turds.
The scary part was the communal sponge
You wanted to be first in line for the new sponge, that’s for sure.
Current research doesn’t support that.
Most likely, the sponge sticks were used as a toilet brush, and pieces of cloth were used to wipe.
If there is flowing water beneath just rinse it
Flowing water with bobbing turds.