THE SCOOP ON POOP
"excrement,"
1744, a children's euphemism, probably of imitative origin; cf. the same word in the sense "to break wind softly," attested from 1721, earlier "to make a short blast on a horn" (c.1386).
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Etymology Dictionary
HISTORY
An explanation (you wonder if you need one huh!), but different cultures have different ways of dealing with it and you MIGHT find it interesting or at least helps explain those cultural differences. Wikipedia
EDUCATION
How Poop Works from Poop ReportBook: Poop Culture: How America is shaped by its grossest national product by Dave PraegerJapanese PooP MuseumHEALTH
Bristol Stool Scale-medical aid classification system
Healthy and Unhealthy Stools from Cathy Wong at About.com
GOING GREEN-THE POWER OF POO
Going Green err, well brown really but, using human waste for agriculture and other things has been around for centuries. Here is a modern take on how to harness the power of poo with ecological sanitation.
