World Toilet Day: 7 Facts About Toilets And Sanitation

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1. As per NFHS report, 19.4% Indian households don't use toilets

2. According to UN data, 3.6 billion people across the globe don't have access to toilets

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3. A survey revealed that 18% people actually eat while sitting on toilets.

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4. In ancient China and Japan, excreta wasn't flushed but instead recycled by farmers as fertilizer.

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5. Rudimentary toilets were built 5000 years ago by late stone age humans.

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6. Proof of existence of flushing toilets was found in the Indus Valley settlements around 25000 BCE.

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7. A 2016 Survey by WASH institute and Sambodhi revealed women who openly defecate report 28% higher rate of sex crimes.

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