![TIL that Kit Harrington is a descendant of Sir John Harrington, a writer that is also the inventor of the flushing toilet. : r/todayilearned TIL that Kit Harrington is a descendant of Sir John Harrington, a writer that is also the inventor of the flushing toilet. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/pYb_dcWIcQey5hqm262RCIV7FDy42euMg4wgkgICbL8.jpg?auto=webp&s=42d365812c0475b6917cc67acd089b311ff8803b)
TIL that Kit Harrington is a descendant of Sir John Harrington, a writer that is also the inventor of the flushing toilet. : r/todayilearned
![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/sites/65/2018/04/4vtsga71-640x360.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 Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G39TGD/sir-john-harington-english-courtier-and-writer-inventor-of-the-flush-G39TGD.jpg)
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Sir John Harrington, inventor of the first flushing toilet called the 'Ajax' or 'Jakes' being an old slang word for … | Portrait, Renaissance portraits, Elizabeth i Sir John Harrington, inventor of the first flushing toilet called the 'Ajax' or 'Jakes' being an old slang word for … | Portrait, Renaissance portraits, Elizabeth i](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d7/92/9f/d7929fad2025979b183e39183234462d--flush-toilet-uk-history.jpg)