World Toilet Day: 7 Toilets from Around the World

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Edward Hessler

It is November 19, World Toilet Day.

First, be grateful you have one, e.g., ceramic, sparkling, flushes easily, sanitary, convenient, and low flush.

Greta Jochem of NPR writes, To get a better idea of the range of toilets around the world, take a look at Dollar Street. It's a project that catalogs everyday objects — like toys, soap, stoves and of course, toilets — to provide a snapshot of life at different income levels across the globe.

In her piece on NPR are shown seven toilets from around the world.

And here is Dollar Street.