# Historical myths DEBUNKED!

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 19, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-debunked/1022251 "2025-08-19T02:56:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-debunked/1022251/79 "2025-08-20T22:57:51Z")

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I think most Dopers likely already know this, but… Yes, [Thomas Crapper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper) was a real plumber in Victorian London. No, he was not the inventor of the flush toilet as many lists of “fun facts” have claimed. At most, he held a few patents related to improvements to the toilet.

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