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About 20% of Americans use a septic system, often a septic tank, to filter and remove their waste. How did we get these tanks? What were cesspits? How can both be a reminder to us that storage is important to keep an eye on?

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https://www.bio-sol.ca/blog/en/history-of-septic-systems/

We've discussed bathroom pranks, but for some reason, when it comes to turds, people like to put them on people's porches for some reason... so naturally that's what we discuss.

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"Camp" by Podington Bear

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NEWS ARTICLE: https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-man-puts-cat-dog-poop-in-packages-to-deter-porch-pirates-security-camera-notifcation-phone-marmalade-capitol-hill-114-packages-stolen

David Dominy shares stories from his time on the police force, his experiences in Ecuador, and weighs in... the waffle stomp is great!

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Ah Portland. This sprawling urban center is remembered by a lot of things. One of them, is the increasing number of unhoused people. One of the questions Portland has had to answer is, where do all these, tourists, and other passersby go to the bathroom? Their answer: The Portland Loo! Possibly coming soon to a city near you...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Loo

https://pffcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Portland-Loo-Presentation-DC-march-2017-1.pdf

https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/usp_murp/5/

https://portlandloo.com/

Castles are magnificent structures. If you've ever seen what looks like covered openings on the sides that drop down into the moat below, those are not for ventilation. This week, we look at castle bathroom technology.

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https://www.britannica.com/technology/moat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle#:~:text=The%20earliest%20fortifications%20originated%20in,Europe%20in%20the%20Iron%20Age.

https://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/blog/castle-moats-were-sewers-too/#:~:text=It%20turns%20out%20that%20those,excrement%20and%20other%20foul%20substances.

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Ana joins us for another yearly Valentine's Day installment wherein Hunter once again is informed he has been performing basic human tasks wrong. 

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Koala's are animals on our planet. They look soft and cuddly, but the more you dig into these marsupial friends, the more concerning their existence becomes. Join us in a yearly look at another creature with a strange bathroom habit as we recognize Groundhog Day yet again.

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/koala

https://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia.htm

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/06/australia/australia-koala-chlamydia-intl-dst-hnk/index.html#:~:text=For%20koalas%2C%20uncontrolled%20chlamydia%20can,to%20infertility%20or%20even%20death.

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/baby-koalas-eat-their-mothers-poop

How did we get the little magical wands to pee on to determine if someone is pregnant? Why does Hunter struggle to decode them? And why do people put them near their face? This and more, including rabbits, on this episode.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of Pregnancy Tests of History 16:20-22:00

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https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article/60/1/18/5581508

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/48655/8-historical-methods-detecting-pregnancy

https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/pee-pregnant-history-science-urine-based-pregnancy-tests/

Chris Luckman shares about his favorite bathroom mishaps and encourages everyone to own their stank. Also, we learn more about the wipe wheel?

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It has been posited that our water doesn't have as much pressure as it used to. Why? And how did the American Buffalo lead to showers that barely trickle the water out? 

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https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/biographies/scandinavian-literature-biographies/water-conservation

https://www.aier.org/article/what-has-government-done-to-our-bathrooms/

https://www.ratemytoilet.net/brief-history-water-conservation-america/

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/spring-2019/how-development-of-americas-water-infrastructure-has-lurched-through-history

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/10/17/a-proclamation-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-clean-water-act/

https://www.safeplumbing.org/files/safeplumbing.org/documents/misc/timeline.pdf

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-celebrates-50th-anniversary-clean-water-act-banks-cuyahoga-river