![Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ll-640x511.jpg)
Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596
![SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10074355 | agefotostock SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10074355 | agefotostock](https://t1.thpservices.com/previewimage/gallil/0ca742e5cd444eaa50cf6e367456fa70/mev-10074355.jpg)
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10074355 | agefotostock
![PlumbingFact: The flushing toilet was invented by Sir John Harington in 1596 — hence its American nickname, “the John.” | Facts, Plumbing, Knowing you PlumbingFact: The flushing toilet was invented by Sir John Harington in 1596 — hence its American nickname, “the John.” | Facts, Plumbing, Knowing you](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/e9/f0/d1e9f0acf87f8f9273b186f240b4d8f6.jpg)