How Porta-Potties Work

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How Porta-Potties Work

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Dec 15, 2016

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Despite our lengthy history of evacuating our bowels and bladders, it wasn’t until the relatively recent 1940s that we began to construct portable, self-contained toilets to accept our waste. Dive into the world of porta-potties in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dec 15, 2016

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