You usually don't want to encounter anything aside from clear water when you lift up the lid to a toilet. However, some residents in Washington state were ...

The basement floor was dirt, often muddied when the water level in the well rose enough to spill over, and frozen in the winter months. A giant salamander lived in that basement, fed on insects and ...

OPINION: My mother's home province of Saskatchewan instituted the first single-payer health care plan in North America in ...

Real toilet paper dates to the 6th century AD in China. First enjoyed by the Imperial Courts and wealthy citizens, not until ...

In a small room, Father Christmas sleeps under quilts, in long johns, with a hot-water bottle, for heat was precious. The bed ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing ...

Rats finding their way through plumbing and up through toilets is nothing new. But after heavy rain and flooding, like the ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released an online form Wednesday for Texans to file complaints against publicly owned ...

Key Points • Homeowners can clear many toilet clogs without a plunger by using common household items. • Plunger alternatives create water or air pressure to break up the blockage or physically ...

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