- When first invented, water pipes were made from lead. The word “plumbing” derived from the Latin word for lead: plumbum
- Manhole covers are always circular because if they’re turned sideways, they will not fall through the opening.
- A leaky faucet that drips every 30 seconds will waste over one gallon of water per week.
- The average person will use the restroom six to eight times per day. All that time adds up to about 3 years of your life in the bathroom.
- Toilet flushing accounts for 38% of total water use in a typical home.
- One of the best-selling video games of all time, Super Mario Bros, features two brothers Mario and Luigi who are both plumbers.
- The toilet is flushed during the Super Bowl halftime show more than any other time during the year.
- Toilets carry eighteen times less bacteria than a mobile phone.
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