![Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2018/04/4vtsga71.jpg)
Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596
Fusion Plumbing & Heating - Did You Know... Sir John Harrington, Godson of Queen Elizabeth, invented the first flush toilet in 1596? Hence why people call it "The John". Now You Know-Vember.
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