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Why are toilet handles on the left-hand side? | Almanac.com

Why are toilet handles on the left-hand side?

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Why are toilet handles on the left-hand side?
Answer
Most early flush toilets were flushed by pulling a chain above the tank. The chain was usually to the left of the tank, to allow the user to pull with his or her right hand while seated. When the handles came into fashion in the 1940s or so, they were fitted into the existing plumbing mechanisms of the pull-chain toilets on the left side.