When two little letters travel through time without aging
What makes the history of the toilet so fascinating is that it perfectly illustrates how a word can survive far beyond the context in which it originated. Our modern toilets no longer resemble a "closet" at all, and yet those two letters continue to appear on millions of doors across Europe.
The next time you come across this sign, you won't be able to pretend to ignore it — and you'll have an irresistible anecdote to slip into your next dinner party with friends.
Some of the most mundane everyday details hide the most amazing stories — sometimes all it takes is one question to see everything differently.
