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What is a squat toilet and how to use one?

Squat toilet, Squatting toilet, French toilet, Turkish toilet, Indian toilet, Japanese toilet, alaturka and Arabic toilet are some of the names of this type of toilet. Here is a guide to finding out what exactly a squat toilet is, and how to use one. Read on if you are travelling or plan to be an expat in a foreign country where squat toilets are the norm. Unless you want to embarrassingly ask a local "How do I take a crap in this?"

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Cystitis - The Quickest Way to Get Rid of Symptoms

Cystitis is a painful illness. But there are a few self help ideas that you can try. These will work relatively quickly, as long as you follow these instructions.

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Remembering Paper Department Store Catalogs ~ You Could Order A Car Or House

Fondly remembering department store paper catalogs, the most popular of them being the Sears catalog. One could purchase automobiles from them, groceries and even their home. Interesting bit of history and nostalgia.

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History Of Toilet Paper And The Many Uses Of The Toilet Paper Roll

Toilet paper dates back as far as the sixth century AD. The Greeks used to use stone and clay.

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Paris, France: A Few Things You Didn't Know

When you travel it's easy to get bogged down in the preparations, lists, and the slew of travel-specific and travel-size products companies are hoping you'll drop a few bucks on in your quest to cover every possibility. Before you know it, you've...

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Rainwater Harvesting for Off-Grid Homes

Water may well become more sought after than gold. While a person can go without food for weeks on end, a person can only go without water for a matter of days, so while gold is nice and shelter is important, water is probably our most...

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History of Toilets; History of Bathrooms; Toilet Improvements

Bathrooms, restrooms, toilets, water closets or loos have not always been so handy, hygienic or private. Let’s look at the history of toilets through the ages. In our journey through history, we will even find an answer to the question of why a toilet is called “the john,” among other less favorable terms.

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Toilet Training - What you might be doing wrong

One of the first messages we send to our toddlers that they are no longer the baby is the initiation of toilet training. Parents often struggle with determining if the child is "ready", rationalizing that girls are easier to train than boys, and...

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Low Cost Basement Finishing Ideas

So you own a home and the upstairs is just not enough living space for you and then you realize that you have a full basement below full of all the stuff you have in storage. This is exactly what I was up against in the rancher I live in. I...

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RV Plumbing Tips- How to Keep RV Holding Tanks in Good Working Order

Every RVer must eventually deal with dumping their waste water tanks. Here are good tips for keeping RV holding tanks in good working order. Learn when to dump, how to identify RV safe toilet paper and how to maintain black and gray water tanks.

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