Biggest Ideas: Sir John Harington Inventor of the Toilet

The BrainBots are out of the classroom and off to the 16th century to find out as much as they can about Sir John Harington - inventor of the toilet.

Yoto Says: Join the BrainBots as they travel back in time to meet Sir John Harington, inventor of the toilet.

Don’t take that flusher for granted!

Nellie, Buzz and Gibbs will watch Sir John in action, find out how Queen Elizabeth I played her part in the invention and discover what people did before toilets (all whilst dodging falling poo!).

Test your knowledge at the end of the card to see how many BrainBank facts you can remember about Sir John Harington and the toilet.

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