A number of myths surround Victorian-era sanitary engineer Thomas Crapper, namely that he invented the flush toilet and that the word "crap" comes from his name.Wikimedia CommonsThe London showrooms and sanitary equipment of Thomas Crapper helped eradicate the stigma that indoor toilets were unhygienic.
When American servicemen were stationed overseas during World War I, they reportedly noticed the word “Crapper” embossed on the cistern of nearly every toilet. Their return to the States made “crapper” a blanket term for toilets in general, with many assuming that sanitary engineer Thomas Crapper was the man who invented the flush toilet — but was he really? Read More...
The painting by American artist N.C. Wyeth was one of four illustrations he created for the 1939 edition of the novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson.Bonhams Skinner Auction HouseThe painting, frame, and back of the N.C. Wyeth illustration discovered by a New Hampshire woman.
A woman searching for old frames at a thrift shop accidentally struck gold when she found a lost N.C. Wyeth painting for only $4 — though she wouldn’t know it until six years later. Read More...
Meet Unity Mitford, The British Socialite Who Became Adolf Hitler’s Stalker Tim Brinkhof 3 years ago Unity Valkyrie Mitford moved to Germany in 1933 to get next to Adolf Hitler — and managed to become one of his closest admirers. ncG1vNJzZmiZnKHBqa3TrKCnrJWnsrTAyKeeZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnpJ66bq7RoqWkoJ%2BbfLGtxp5maw%3D%3D
