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Kimberly Worsham
- May 14
- 4 min
Skulking through Brussel's Sewer Museum
FLUSH was delighted to visit Brussel's Sewer Museum recently! There, we learned a lot about how Brussel's sewer history works and its...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Mar 17
- 4 min
After the FLUSH: Meet the Septic System
When we attend events, one of the most common questions from the public is, "What happens when I flush my toilet??" The beauty of this...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Dec 3, 2022
- 4 min
Peeking into Moravian WASH Systems
Recently our Founder was in North Carolina and was able to visit the Old Salem Museum & Gardens, a historic Moravian site. There, she...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 16, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Year of Poo
The Water Environment Federation's 2022 Year of Poo campaign highlighted our Founder's career in sanitation while discussing the history...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Touring Sweden’s Plumbing Museum
While in Stockholm for a conference, FLUSH was honored to get a private tour of Sweden’s Plumbing Museum! Their resident plumbing expert...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Aug 27, 2022
- 1 min
Mental Floss (4)
Mental Floss quoted our Founder about the history of nightsoil men in London and the US in a deep dive article, "How the Victorian Era's...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
Why Archaeologists Love Toilets
Toilets and trash – sanitation – are a big deal. Not just existing sanitation systems, though – we mean all toilets and trash that have...
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Jessica Pasko
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
Albany's Modern Toilet Paper Invention
FLUSH was recently in Albany, NY (US), and learned about its fascinating history of bringing modern toilet paper to the world! We wanted...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Feb 26, 2022
- 5 min
Sarphati, The Dutch Sanitation Legend
He was a man with fearless problem-solving skills, which led to many successes in Amsterdam's sanitation systems. One of the most...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
Peering at Old Danish Privies
Note: This blog post was co-authored by Sydney Sapper Our friend Sydney recently went to Copenhagen, Denmark. She visited The Round Tower...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
South Korea's Toilet Tourism and History
In December 2021, FLUSH's Founder visited South Korea for a conference and had the chance to explore some toilet tourist destinations –...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Nov 20, 2021
- 6 min
A Tour of London's Crossness Pumping Station
In November 2021, FLUSH's Founder was working in London (UK) and had the chance to visit the Crossness Pumping Station for a tour. The...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
What is Toilet Tourism?
At FLUSH, we use the term “toilet tourism” a lot when we find fascinating toilets on our travels. So we thought it would be worthwhile to...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
Mental Floss (2)
Mental Floss quoted our Founder about the history of toilets in a great article about 20 Inventions that Changed the World. Check out the...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
5 French Toilet Highlights
As you saw in the previous blog post, FLUSH's Kim Worsham recently was in France on holiday! She spent time in France and the Dordogne...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 11, 2021
- 5 min
A Tour of Jean Sans Peur's Toilet
This is the oldest toilet in Paris! FLUSH's Kim Worsham went to France for a holiday recently and found some French toilet history to...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Aug 4, 2021
- 5 min
A Tour of Lockwood’s Loos
Checking out the toilets in a mansion for a sanitation advocate and pioneer in the US. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion team showed FLUSH's...
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Ryan Jeffrey
- Jul 15, 2021
- 6 min
A World Without Sanitation
It can be easy to forget the protections that protect people because they have become so ingrained in our society and have faded to the...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jul 4, 2021
- 3 min
Checking Out Washington's Toilets
Mount Vernon Estate's Necessaries (left to right): entering the necessary, the multi-seat privy; the backdoor for emptying it out, the...
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Media Posts
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
Hey Poopy Podcast
A tongue-in-cheek podcast featured some toilet tales from FLUSH's classes.
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