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Düsseldorf increasing fines and toilets to stop 'wild peeing' during Carnival

In the days leading up to Carnival, Düsseldorf is making a push to stop the practice of “wild peeing” – or men who seek to use a wall, sidewalk or sometimes tree as their urinal rather than holding out for a toilet.

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Munich to get 'nice toilets' to serve cross-legged locals

The Bavarian capital has a pee problem - the city only has one public toilet for every 13,000 inhabitants. But a new plan could rescue desperate locals, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports.

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Lifelong friendship ruined by broken toilet

Two women in central Germany ended a lifelong friendship over a broken toilet. One tried to sue the other when she ripped the toilet from a wall by sitting on it and refused to pay half of the repair costs.

Crime

Toilet queen caught 'up to knees in tips'

A German toilet attendant faces tax evasion charges after investigators found her garage was knee-deep in €40,000 worth of small change.

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Court rules excessive toilet time no grounds for docked pay

Frequent toilet visits are not grounds for an employer to dock a worker’s pay, according to a Cologne court ruling published on Friday.

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Bremen to make all conveniences public

Bremen restaurant owners are set to throw open the doors of their toilets to the general public in a city-wide scheme to save money on public conveniences.