Being a woman of this day and age, I am really only familiar with the modern day toilet. I am not sure if I could count on two hands the amount of urinals that I have seen first hand. Now that I have a son in school, I am hearing way too many details on urinals. I am also fairly sure that I would never pick to have one in my own home after listening to second grader stories of what his friends do to the urinals.

As for the history of toilets, I have never thought to see how they have changed over the years. While I understand there had to be some advancements between "hole in the ground" and what we use today, I am not aware of those changes.