TIL that toilets in ancient Rome were bad enough to warrant prayers to the Gods of fortune written on the walls. Problems included bursts of flame from the methane buildup, and biting creatures emerging from below.

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/julyaug/4-archeological-crap-shoot



Submitted February 21, 2015 at 10:25PM by oglach http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wo2jm/til_that_toilets_in_ancient_rome_were_bad_enough/