January 27th: Thomas Crapper Day Sounds like he invented the toilet right? Well, he is often incorrectly credited with inventing the toilet! Thomas Crapper was a plumber and the businessman who did, in fact, champion the modern wash closet and also invented the 'ballcock' — that floating ball in the body of your toilet. His apropos surname was just a coincidence; the word “crap” already existed in the English language at the time of his birth! Brings a whole new meaning to having a "crappy day!" And we all have them, just as we all have a porcelain throne!
