The buttons on your toilet flush why are there two buttons, a big one and a small one? Are you pressing the correct button, or just whichever feels right in the moment? Here's the answer.

So next time you’re at the toilet, remember: one button press can actually help the planet. In 1596, Sir John Harington (godson of Queen Elizabeth I) invented an early version of the flush toilet.

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The buttons on your toilet flush—why are there two buttons, a big one and a small one? Are you pressing the correct button, or just whichever feels right in the moment? Here’s the answer.