It was created because antifederalists (people who opposed having a very strong government) were afraid of their rights being abused. So, they invented the Bill of Rights to make sure that no person could ever do it a second time.
If you remember, they were traumatized because the British king would be unfair towards them.
It was determined from chemical analysis and observations by the EPA in the 1970's that the Love Canal in New York is considered to have "contaminated with toxic chemicals." Due to these, the canal was furthermore restricted to any human activities taking place due to the hazards it would produce.
Martin Luther was inspired to launch the Protestant Reformation while seated comfortably on the chamber pot. That cannot be confirmed, but in 2004 archeologists discovered Luther's lavatory, which was remarkably modern for its day, featuring a heated-floor system and a primitive drain.