Irony...

Here's a useless fact I learned on the History Channel. The ancient Romans were big fans of bathing and built huge and wonderful bath houses. They stole that from the Greeks, incidentally, just like their mythology. Anywho, after the fall of Rome bathing fell somewhat out of favor until the 18th century or so (talk about a smelly few centuries) when it experienced somewhat of a return in popularity. The main tool of this new fad, i.e., the bathtub, was brought to the U.S. by Benjamin Franklin upon his return from... **drumroll please**... France.