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2. Ballcock - Wikipedia

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   When the handle of a flush toilet with a tank (British, cistern) is turned, a discharge mechanism is activated by means of a rod or chain. The mechanism may be a flapper valve, which is designed to sink more slowly than the water, which will exit to the toilet bowl below, so that the tank may empty.

3. Thomas Crapper - Wikipedia

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   The company owned the world's first bath, toilet and sink showroom in King's Road. Crapper was noted for the quality of his products and received several royal warrants . Manhole covers with Crapper's company's name on them in Westminster Abbey have become one of London's minor tourist attractions .

4. Alexander Cumming - Wikipedia

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   Alexander Cumming FRSE (sometimes referred to as Alexander Cummings; 1733 – 8 March 1814) [1] was a Scottish watchmaker and instrument inventor, who was the first to patent a design of the flush toilet in 1775, which had been pioneered by Sir John Harington, but without solving the problem of foul smells.

5. A top Fed official leans toward December rate cut but says it ...

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   A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could ...

6. Second-oldest US resident Herlda Senhouse dies at 113 years ...

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   Herlda Senhouse, the second-oldest resident in the US, died in her sleep on Saturday at 113 years old. Senhouse died at her home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she had lived...

7. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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   A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.